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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We're sure we can do this because our technology allows us to cost-effectively and rapidly scale Bookshare.org. I'm especially excited about our efforts to reach students who haven't traditionally had access to assistive technology. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues.

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yeshi is part of the family of technologies we call “bots” that includes robots, artificial intelligence, cyborgs and virtual reality. In fact, by becoming experts at frugal innovation , meaning stripped down technologies that are very customer focused, nonprofits can make “bots” affordable and accessible. Is it complex or simple?

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