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Benetech Service Net Leverages Community Expertise to Tackle Sacramento Homelessness

Benetech user researcher, Alex Cabral explains why a community-based approach is essential to developing software for social good.

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Voices of the Benetech Service Net Community

Benetech is working with local Bay Area organizations to increase access to human services in the region. Hear from our partners, firsthand, as they describe their experience with Benetech Service Net.

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Moses’ Story: Journey from Dependence to University Graduate to Professional Employment

Moses Chowdari Gorrepati, Program Manager at EnAble India, explains how accessible ebooks from Bookshare helped him achieve employment and independence.

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Benetech Surpasses One Million Books Under Management!

I’m excited to announce that Benetech’s Bookshare initiative has recently crossed over 1 MILLION accessible ebooks under management, and we continue to grow. In addition to Bookshare’s huge collection of over 700,000 titles, Benetech manages hundreds of thousands of books for our partners around the world.

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Spotlight on Software for Social Good: The Complicated Intersection of Tech and Human Rights

Shabnam Mojtahedi is a lawyer focused on rule of law and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa region. At Benetech, she is leading efforts to apply artificial intelligence to help civil society organizations pursue justice and accountability in Syria and beyond. In this illuminating Q&A, Shabnam discusses her current work and shares her perspective on the complicated intersection of technology and human rights.

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