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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential. We can do better!

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. Why do we at Benetech care about this so much? copyright law. But, it’s not the only one!

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

And this is one where these guys definitely have a lot of knowledge. And like I say very often on these sessions, I always look for folks with that firsthand fundraising knowledge. Hey, I’m Brian O’Neal executive director of Third Lens Ministries a nonprofit based in Atlanta. Check them out.

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Top 5 Tips to Build Your Fundraising Event Committee

Qgiv

Most nonprofits supplement staff labor with volunteer support. Committee members will be able to grow their knowledge and pass it along future committee members. Networking is part of success in nearly every industry and can be a great way to find committed volunteers. Of course, there can definitely be exceptions to this.

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Geeks for Good: Technology Evangelism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Instead, I dip into the NpTech Tag Stream and notice this post from NTEN about a new book about nonprofits and technology. IT Adoption among Nonprofits" by Paul-Brian McInerney (who is an editor for the forthcoming NTEN and Gilbert Center "Journal for ICT in Social Change Organizations).

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Interview with Temra Costa, Author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Have Fun - Do Good

Above and beyond that, women are just all-around amazing, working at nonprofits, heading up over 60% of employees, and directing over 85% of household spending. There was definitely a theme among the women. So the next 2012 Farm Bill, is definitely a thing that I will be advocating for.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else? Community-Driven Model. Why Community?

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