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2023 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

18: Global Recycling Day — #GlobalRecyclingDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. About the Author. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 27: World NGO Day — #WorldNGODay.

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2022 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

18: Global Recycling Day — #GlobalRecyclingDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. About the Author. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 26: Earth Hour — #EarthHour.

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2024 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits worldwide utilize digital marketing and fundraising tools for social good.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. 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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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. of America v.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. In Authors Guild v. It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms. The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling.

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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.

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