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Join Benetech in the Skoll Foundation’s 2014 Social Entrepreneurs Challenge!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential.

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Online Collaboration: Taking Education to New Heights

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Born to a dysfunctional family, Pamela was raised by her grandmother, who taught her that "no time spent on a child is ever wasted." Pamela began by homeschooling her own children, and then transitioning into a leadership role in the charter schools of northern Ohio. Taking Education to New Heights.

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Storymakers Past Winners: In Their Own Words

Tech Soup

Our goal was to raise the funds to provide education for the rural children of India who do not have access to English education and to give them a chance to dream of a new future. The campaign raised $120,000 which provided education for 400 Dalit children. Storytelling is an important part of any organization.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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Best Internet Marketing for a Cause 2006

Have Fun - Do Good

Blogging for Chickens by ProBlogger : Darren Rowse celebrated ProBlogger's second birthday by raising $1100 (AU), or about $830 US, to buy 110 pairs of chickens for impoverished families via Oxfam Australia. The campaign raised $17, 000. Here are my picks for the Best Internet Marketing for a Cause 2006 (in alphabetical order).