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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

These are exciting times for everyone who’s been working to meet the accessibility imperative, as we are witnessing global movements that will increase accessible publishing and create new and better opportunities for people with disabilities. In my talk, I highlighted three global movements towards increasing accessible publishing.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021

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As we highlight our staff who are raising their hands high to reinforce and show solidarity on social media today, we also wanted to highlight our clients doing important work moving the needle forward for women’s equality and empowerment. Telling stories through images of empowerment.

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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs. He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ).

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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. That’s why braille is an important focus for us in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program — we know that we must keep braille relevant and make it more available. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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#NPTechChat: The CSR, Tech, and Civil Society Partnership

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Technology CSR teams have pioneered programs globally to provide access to technology. TechSoup is an international network of more than 60 NGOs that leverages technology to build nonprofit capacity and help solve social problems locally and globally. Image: +SocialGood. UN relations. unfoundation. spanhidden

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Fundraisers That Work: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising for Faith-Based Nonprofits

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Different images next to individual donation amounts help donors visualize the impact their gift will have. Hard as Nails is a Catholic nonprofit whose focus is on direct missions and youth empowerment. FishHawk Fellowship Church uses peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to fundraise for global and local mission trips.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About Machine Learning

Global Giving

For example, USA for UNHCR is using images of refugee camps to create models that can predict how different buildings are used. Featured Photo: Send 100 Girls to STEM Camp in Nigeria by Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). What kinds of problems can machine learning solve? Learn about DataRobot’s AI for Good program.