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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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Human Rights at the Benetech Board Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. Selection bias was one of Patrick's core scientific topics: the tendency of humans to believe that the information they get represents the big picture. Each of our quarterly meetings tends to focus on big strategic issues facing Benetech.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. copyright law.

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Make Your Nonprofit Board Meetings Magical

BoardAssist

No one likes a dull board meeting, or a long one, or one that doesn’t start on time. Chances are, they share these traits: Convenient, agreed-upon meeting time and location. Prompt start and end times. Consider including time estimates next to each subsequent item. The big picture. Let’s begin with the ideal.

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Research Friday: How to Measure Your Organization's True Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on the impact of individual organizations, but how does that translate to the bigger picture? As a result, when looking at nonprofit accounting statements, a large portion of the picture is missing. London: Sigel Press. I love the idea of "collective impact."

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning Briefing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). "Digital Learning" Press Briefing and Panel Discussion. But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. Webcast link: [link] (beginning at 10:00 a.m.