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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The first is developing strong local partners , such as disability NGOs, libraries or educational institutions that help us customize our services to the specific needs of their communities. They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 15, 2013

Tech Soup

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. This week we’re gathering in places as diverse as the Ivory Coast, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and the United States. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Change-agenting is exhausting (and rewarding!)

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Candid collects data from publicly available sources, including press releases, websites, membership reports and surveys, and local reporting. Giving by funder type.

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Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD

TechCrunch

Employment Hero began entering new markets in October 2020, launching localized versions of the platform in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore. After that, it plans to localize Employment Hero for Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

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Google search panels launch to counter vaccine misinformation

The Verge

The panels are rolling out starting in the United Kingdom, where the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is approved and is being administered , and will be introduced in more countries as local health authorities begin authorizing vaccines.

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Join Us for Local and Virtual Events This Week With Social Media September

Tech Soup

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Social Media Surgery. Manchester, United Kingdom: CiviCRM meetup. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Social Media September Tweet Chat. Istanbul, Turkey: Net2Ist Eylül Bulu?mas?: nda Sosyal Medya.

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Turo is expanding car-sharing to Australia

TechCrunch

Local car owners in all major cities, including Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, can join the waitlist on Turo’s website if interested. Turo plans to put the 20 million registered cars in Australia to better use and expand access for local car owners to a global network of guests,” said Rossanis.