Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The first exciting part of our work has been delivered by the National Center on Accessible Media, one of our two key partners in DIAGRAM (along with the DAISY Consortium). Of course, just as we're solving the text problem, more and more content is moving to richer, more visual forms like graphics, simulations and flash!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It also bans retaliation against developers in the event they choose an alternative distribution channel or payment system. Retaliate against a developer for choosing to use an alternative application store or in-application payment system.”. Epic is now suing both companies for alleged antitrust violations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

If Shopify isn’t your cup of tea, there are many alternatives. Even Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to supporting causes we love, can be a challenge for small and local groups who are outsized by national and global causes. Already have a shop? Here are some techniques to promote it on social media.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

As such, some people have decided to try alternative means of putting together brackets. Anyway, my pick for the national champion based solely on this criteria would be the Wofford Terriers. The NCAA basketball tournaments have finally arrived, and that means it's time to create a bracket or two. Let's celebrate that.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

Hydrogen-based generators are an environmentally friendly alternative to ones powered by diesel fuel. The startup’s technology was developed at CSIRO, Australian’s national science agency, and is being commercialized by Main Sequence, the venture fund founded by CSIRO and Ampol, one of the country’s largest fuel companies.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Available to non-EU nationals, including U.S. Add in easy Schengen access, strong safety rankings, and a national obsession with good food and great coffee, and its easy to see why Portugal is a place to stay and thrive. Heres where to go and why these spots are setting the standard for the future of work. 439,521 NOK).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 2, 2018

One change worth noting is that the Global NGO Technology Report and the Global Trends in Giving Report will move to a biennial schedule, alternating years between them. Funraise customers include hundreds of organizations of all sizes, including National Wildlife Federation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Liberty in North Korea.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

States with aggressive climate goals like Oregon face a conundrum: EVs can help reduce emissions in the transportation sector, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but they also mean less gas tax revenue in government coffers. Bruce Starr, GOP co-vice chair of the joint transportation committee.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Nature’s Fynd , the food technology company with a new food offering cultivated from fungus found in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, is releasing its first products for pre-order. . The company is part of a wave of innovative products using a range of bacteria, fungi and plants to create meat alternatives.

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TechSpot

JUNE 27, 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the major financial agency of the United Nations which is essentially acting as the world's lender of last resort, is seriously working to turn Bitcoin alternatives into a proper financial and monetary tool. Despite the setback, digital money isn't going away anytime soon. Read Entire Article

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

I was an expert witness for the National Federation of the Blind (which had joined HathiTrust as a defendant) in the district court case, and Benetech filed an amicus brief in the HathiTrust appeal case supporting the decision of the district court. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The organization and its members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize the vision of a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. Freelancing is a good alternative,” Allison advised. Zonta supports members in 63 countries.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

V2Food is one of many new contenders in the alternative protein space, founded in Australia but now setting its sights on Europe, Asia and beyond. Obviously they have strong competition in those categories, which are sort of the opening play of most alternative protein companies. But v2Food has a leg up on many of them in two ways.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

For students, teachers, parents, and guardians across the nation, the arrival of August signals the end of summer vacation and the arrival of back-to-school season. National Back to School Month History. National Back to School Month History. How to celebrate National Back to School Month. Donate school supplies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

MobileCause offers a similar tool set and is a little less expensive, but for those who can not afford hundreds of dollars a month, some relatively inexpensive alternatives are TextMarks , EzTexting , and Frontline SMS. Do you have a mobile Website? Have you considered how your current Website looks on a mobile phone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2012

Mari mentioned in an email was that one of the women in this workshop was a lawyer, who heads up WRAPA (Women’s Rights and Protection Alternative) and LACVAW, a coalition of 70 orgs working on rights issues (see below). This workshop participant had never used social media, but was open to learning and asked many great questions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

Finding way to produce cultivated meat without animal serums is one of the key challenges alternative protein startups are trying to solve. The Singaporean government has supported alternative protein startups as the island nation seeks to make its food industry more self-sustaining.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Alternatively, if your NGO has a long-term, close working relationship with a large nonprofit in a developed nation, start a discussion about partnering with them so you can accept online donations through their website. In the United States this is called fiscal sponsorship.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

The day also includes a keynote address from Beth Bechdol, the deputy director-general, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and five panel discussions ranging from powering clean energy startups to going green. Here are just two examples, and be sure to check out the event agenda so you don’t miss a minute.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Anna Playing monopoly If you are longing for a Ticketmaster alternative, you’re not alone. Senate questioned Live Nation, which acquired Ticketmaster in 2010, over concerns that it’s a monopoly. The platform then refunded some fees, but scalpers are now at it, too, and selling entire Ticketmaster accounts instead of tickets.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Answer : • Countries should provide for a copyright exception in their national laws to allow nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities to make accessible versions of inaccessible books and other content • Import and export of such accessible materials shall be permitted 2. Question: What are the two key points of the document?

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Perfeggt brings in first capital to shell out plant-based egg alternative. Buoyed by $5 million in seed funding, the company will debut its products at the National Restaurant Association trade show in Chicago next week. Scaling is a challenge with plant-based and other alternative protein products, and Groner says Yo!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

The financing for Thistle comes during a plant-based food boom that’s been sweeping the nation — and the nation’s investors. Startups making meat alternatives are gaining traction worldwide. The husband and wife duo offer menu plans starting at $42 a week or $11.50

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Our work is about creating ecosystems of support to equip girls from grade school through college, as well as those pursuing alternative career paths, with the skills necessary to accelerate their professional growth in tech. How did each industry differ when it came to fostering and supporting Black talent?

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The Verge

JULY 5, 2020

The report from GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, leaked by The Telegraph and corroborated by Bloomberg , claims that the restrictions on Huawei’s operations “will force the company to use untrusted technology that could increase the risk to the UK.”. We are working closely with our customers to find ways of managing the proposed U.S.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

National Forest Foundation. Organization Mission: The National Forest Foundation aims to engage Americans in promoting our National Forests and Grasslands’ health and public enjoyment. How National Forest Foundation Takes Action on Earth Day. Connect with National Forest Foundation: . Youtube: @natlforests.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Now, the carrier says it may stop the charade after the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) recommended it cease using the misleading term as well as the phrase ”5G Evolution, The First Step to 5G,” in marketing material (via MacRumors ).

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Bloomerang

JULY 15, 2021

When compared to the national demographic they are significantly more male and white than the population as a whole, leading to a likelihood of groupthink. A breakdown of national board member statistics illustrates this point. Appreciate those who have alternative life experiences in their background when in recruitment phases.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2014

Last week, he wrote a series of posts about the British National Gallery''s reversal of their photo policy. For the first time, the National Gallery is permitting non-flash photography. Michael notes that other parts of the National Gallery are still relatively quiet and manageable. Is there an alternative? Mobs of ipads.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). While not as succinct, a potential alternative to “brainstorming session” could simply be an “idea generation session.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

There’s no stopping innovation, however, and alternative sources of protein are increasingly becoming a choice people would rather make. The outlook is bleak: The United Nations estimates food production will need to double to feed the nearly 10 billion people expected to populate the planet by 2050.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It is one of the few companies in the food tech sector focused on developing the fats and oils that make alternative proteins have better smell, taste and cooking capabilities than traditional meat. Petrie expects its first fats product to go into alternative protein product lines and specialty foods in 2023.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

The Canberra, Australia-based company has raised $11 million from Horizons Ventures, the firm backed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing (also a backer of Impossible Foods), and Main Sequence Ventures, an investment firm founded by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

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