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Robin Seaman, Agent of Inclusion

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The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. You can take an ebook, push a button and make it Braille. This results in an ebook, which can be shared by Bookshare legally with many thousands of other disabled readers.

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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Gerardo’s contributions related to the Benetech Global Literacy Program include: Overseeing the building of the tech infrastructure that has taken Bookshare from serving tens of thousands of members to over 300,000 members, with a rapidly growing collection of 280,000+ accessible ebooks.

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3 Financial Statements to Watch Closely Each Month For Your Nonprofit

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There are so many resources (conferences, webinars, ebooks, and consultants) in the “fun areas” of nonprofit management but not as many focused on nonprofit organizational growth through financial stewardship. Learn more about the importance of cash flow for nonprofits.] Insert Blue Fox !

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. In this sense, you could say that we are radical braille advocates.

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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. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. I believe in the power of books to change the world. We can do better!

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Are You Passionate about Technology and Social Good? Benetech Needs You!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. We are Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit software company. Benetech is organized as a nonprofit, but run like a business. You’ve come to the right place: Benetech.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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