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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

There is an opportunity to support small-scale farmers in accessing low-cost, connected technology to improve their efficiency and efficacy as producers — both during stable times and times of crisis. Emphasis was placed on making information actionable, accessible, and bite-sized to fit into the lifestyle of a small-scale farmer.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. This represents a 10x growth over the past 6 years, and a 20% and 25% growth, respectively, over less than a year: growth rates associated more with successful commercial services, and unheard of in our field.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). This is a crucial point. (and When you use the exception, you are asserting that your organization meets this qualification.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It’s what makes our Bookshare service legally possible. We believe that print disabled people should be able to buy accessible books at the same time and at the same price as nondisabled people. There seems to be a concern about importing accessible books into countries where the publisher hasn't actually published the print book.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam.

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Solutionary Women: Anna Lappé of Grub

Have Fun - Do Good

We really like the idea that this food we're talking about isn't precious, and it's food that should be accessible to everybody. we all shouldn't have access to this food. You know, there's no reason why, especially in a country like the U.S., Britt: What are some of the Grub success stories that you've seen?

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. Get ready for Internet-connected smart devices that you’ll wear on your wrist or face or access in your car in 2014. New Industry Leaders. There are now 2.4 They’ll be voice- or gesture-controlled.

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