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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Everything that needs doing can be done by license voluntarily. Everything is negotiable under license, except in practice, they don’t want to negotiate about access -- because there’s not enough money involved. Do I work on this $50 million licensing deal on a short deadline? And this raises the central human rights question.

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Austria conference on access technology

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It was fun to hear students and fresh Ph.Ds I gave the opening keynote, on my main new theme, Raising the Floor. I met a professor from Portugal who had a student who developed EasyVoice , software that makes it possible for someone who cannot speak to use Voice over IP via Skype to talk to people using a voice synthesizer.

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Unlocking Technology-for-Good Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And, we raise all of that money from philanthropic sources, since the social good projects that score highest on our method are typically a long way from offering for-profit returns. We share all of our software and information under open licenses to make it easy for other nonprofits or socially conscious organizations to build upon them.

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Cloud 4 Good

This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. You’ve implemented Salesforce – Congratulations!

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Making #GivingTuesday Count: New Mexico State University’s Story

Connection Cafe

We raised a grand total of $5.7 million matching funds from our NMSU license plate affinity program, an estate gift from a loyal Aggie and additional campus matches. We had the “thank you” call center, a photo booth, entertainment by student groups and an hourly dollar announcement set up in our student union.

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Join the Blogger Challenge: Raise Funds for Public Schools

Have Fun - Do Good

According to DonorsChoose: "low income" refers to the percentage of students at a given school who qualify for free lunch, which is considered a measure of economic need. According to DonorsChoose: "low income" refers to the percentage of students at a given school who qualify for free lunch, which is considered a measure of economic need.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Through TechSoup Japan, KnK received a donation of 15 Microsoft Office 2007 licenses and Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium. "Every year, we hold a photo exhibition of children from the villages we support to raise awareness in Japan. The remaining students must hold classes outside underneath trees, if weather permits.