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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger. Since we first began offering this option three years ago, Bookshare members have downloaded over 150,000 MP3 files from the collection.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Because these recipients are not organizations with IRS 990 filings (from which we derive revenue data), they are not included in the graph above. . entities were also supported, including 11 based in India, two in Africa, and one in Mexico. . Geography . and Puerto Rico. and Puerto Rico. This time, however, non-U.S.

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’ve already built a collection of titles in Hindi and Tamil, two of the most-spoken languages in India, and last summer we released our first accessible collection in Arabic. We’d also like to thank the Mada Center team for its great support throughout this process.

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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India. We have already had some feedback on broader needs, like the ability to upload files and conditional logic, so we have those in the roadmap now. SK: I have been involved in this project since I met Trish in India in 2018.

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Getting a Genset in Chennai

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We have a partnership with the Worth Trust in Chennai, India, to do data entry for Bookshare.org, funded by the Lavelle Fund. OK, there were no computers when I was growing up in India but the current going "off" was very common. I blogged about it in May: Scanning in Tamil Nadu.

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How WhatsApp Is Being Used by Nonprofits in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The recent Indian copyright amendment that creates an exception similar to Section 121 in the United States, which makes it possible for us to set up a Bookshare-style crowd-sourced library in India with local partner NGOs. I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal. What’s next?