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Benetech's Statement to the Treaty Delegates in Marrakech

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech, my nonprofit organization operates Bookshare, the largest online library dedicated to serving blind and print disabled people. a11y Marrakech exceptions accessibility print disabilities blind copyright dyslexia SCCR libraries publishing WIPO Reading Rights Coalition commerciality'

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Fear not, nonprofit professionals! posted by Aaron Stiner , Senior Program Manager, Paths of HOPE, Catholic Charities I am at one of the most intense, rewarding, and sometimes frightening times in my nonprofit career. But fear not, nonprofit professionals! And I dont think Im alone.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

What is it like for a nonprofit to have a successful, lasting partnership with a private philanthropic foundation? grant by the Lavelle Fund and with welcome changes to Indian copyright law in effect, we embarked on a new project to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for people who are blind in India.

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Can I Use That Video on My Website?

Tech Soup

Once you create a video, it is automatically copyrighted and you have full rights to it, unless stated otherwise by a sharing service. YouTube currently has just two primary copyright types: Conventional copyright, in which the creator has full rights. Vimeo has a section for Creative Commons-copyrighted videos.

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eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics…

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do to get my novels out in the world, and have been greatly influenced by Cory Doctorow in terms of copyright (or, more accurately, copyleft ). Devices : Kindle, iPad/iPhone, Android Tablets/Android Phones, Nook, Computer (in that vague order of preference).

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

Legal liability, copyright infringement and harassment claims. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Is your policy in sync with state law or district policies on cyber bullying, cell phone use and filtering? Lost productivity.

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