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Thank You, Gerardo!

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A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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The event was hosted by Google on its campus in Mountain View, California, which is home to some of the most cutting edge technologists in the world. Betsy Beaumon, Benetech VP and General Manager of Bookshare During the event, our Bookshare staff offered demos of our Bookshare library and our Go Read accessible ebook reader for Android.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

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My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners. Google Impact Challenge Awards'

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10 Types of Fundraising Event Software for Virtual Events

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This is an example of a peer-to-peer event page by BEACON for Adult Literacy.]. BEACON for Adult Literacy’s peer-to-peer page draws users in with a branded banner image showcasing what this event is and the core mission—adult literacy. Download eBook. Bidding Software. Web-based bidding.

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