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Support Bookshare for Veterans

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. Please consider supporting our cause by donating to and sharing our fundraiser with your friends, family and colleagues.

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The kids are not alright. Here’s how philanthropy can help  

Candid

Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book , are alarming: Too few children are graduating from high school ready to earn because many aren’t arriving ready to learn—or not regularly attending school at all. The number of chronically absent students nearly doubled from 16% in the 2018–19 school year to 30% in 2021–22.

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How Braille Is Providing Accessibility and Independence Today

Saleforce Nonprofit

How many people reading this article are still using a nearly 200-year-old reading and writing system — Braille — to access this blog post? Braille literacy — and the ability to spell and write that comes with it — is important for everything from employability to not having to rely on technology. Other than me, I’m guessing not many.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

It also helped us reframe what it means to have access to the tools that allow us to fully engage with the world around us. We saw more organizations and individuals becoming digital equity champions, affirming that we need government support in the sector. I’m especially proud of our sixth cohort of Digital Inclusion Fellows.

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Donor Recognition Strategies for All Supporter Tiers

Neon CRM

All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. Most of your donors are located in that thin brim of the sombrero; they represent the largest pool of donors you have but also the least substantial in terms of support.

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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. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book. It made me who I am.