Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Obviously, there was a lot of buzz about the financial meltdown, especially in a place like Dubai that has built itself up as a major international business center (Dubai as an emirate has relatively little oil compared to some of the other gulf emirates).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare International Yup, Bookshare now has Arabic books. The news that this is the largest accessible Arabic book collection in the world is bittersweet. We also reach more people through our partnership with the Lions Clubs International in their Reading Action Program. Not just a couple, but 100 of them.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Today, though, innovative, affordable and easy-to-use technology is enabling charitable groups to optimize constituent management and automate internal operations with truly active solutions, unlocking the potential of every nonprofit to optimize constituent relationships and mission success.

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