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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. government and states like Texas. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

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TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. Mosaic Family Services in Dallas, Texas is a safe haven for survivors of human rights abuses, including human trafficking and domestic violence. Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.:

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

CODEPINK rejects the Bush administration's fear-based politics that justify violence, and instead calls for policies based on compassion, kindness and a commitment to international law. I graduated college in New York City the summer of 2004 and went to the Republican National Convention (RNC) protest at the end of that August.

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