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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This concept has been pioneered by the Internet Archive with its Open Library can lend a digital copy of a book for a period of time as long as it (or a partner library) owns a physical copy of that book which it holds back from being lent to someone else. These were the days when people had just one PC at home. And, the U.S.

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Top 10 Sources for Free Images

Tech Soup

Flickr is one of our go-to places for Creative Commons- licensed images. It allows you to search for photos with a Creative Commons license for noncommercial use and images that you can modify, adapt, or build upon. You can search by topic, location, type, author, license, and source. Image 8 : United States Coast Guard.

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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

This was mainly because refurbishers couldn't afford to put legal Windows licenses on used equipment. Refurbishers could either pay full price for licenses (and thereby price their equipment out of the market), or use pirated versions of Windows. and then worked with TechSoup to roll it out in the United States.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

Ultimately, that admission, which started with the company admitting 500 million users affected, was followed by another stating that 1 billion people were affected to 3 billion. As most adults in the United States know, Equifax is one of the largest three credit bureaus. Ashley Madison. Perhaps privacy is dead.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. Interest in exploring these models has been rising in the United States, but they are much more common in Europe.

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The Flickr Hold A Sign Meme: Protesting Wendy's Frosty Attitude Towards Animals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's some points: This is a great example of multi-channel marketing with integrating social media along with other more "traditional" internet tools like email. Some of the photos are licensed with "all rights reserved" and it would make sense to promote the cc licensing so the photos could easily spread.

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TechSoup's Donation Programs Continue to Grow

Tech Soup

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. Mobile Beacon The Program: Mobile Beacon lets organizations access broadband internet with donated 4G modems and wireless hotspots.

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