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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Under Betsy’s guidance, Benetech is developing new software for social good enterprises to connect communities with inclusive technology: Service Net: Reshaping the social safety net in human services to better connect people to the services they need. I look forward to staying in touch with you about technology for good!

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Free Microsoft Technical eBooks. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? nonprofit technology news nptech NPTech news cloud computing'

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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today I’m delighted to share the exciting news about the new award we just received from OSEP to build upon Bookshare’s success and significantly improve access for students with disabilities. Thousands of ebooks pour into the library from over 168 publishers and textbook requests are fulfilled every month.

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A Call for Millions: Ending the Global Book Famine for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. We have the technology. We have the ebooks. We have a new business model. We can scale quickly.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Technology for Good Report. Hacker Helper.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book. We can do better!

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eBook Teaches How To Manage Email In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Internal communication expert and consultant David Grossman of The Grossman Group recently told NBC Nightly News that workplace email is out of control. Finally, in the ebook, Grossman talks about the CEO of French technology giant Atos, who plans to phase out internal emails by 2014.

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