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Benetech Names New President, COO to Massively Grow Social Impact
Silicon Valley technology nonprofit Benetech today announced the appointments of Betsy Beaumon as president and Mark Roberts as chief operating…
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Benetech Receives Google Impact Award Grant to Make Secure, Open Technology Advancing the Field of Human Rights
Benetech is one of select U.S. nonprofit organizations to receive seed funding under Google.org’s Global Impact Awards program. Google.org has…
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The Power of Technology Volunteerism: How SocialCoding4Good Helped FrontlineSMS Improve Its Open Source Software
At Benetech, we see our role as larger than just focusing on our own social good products. We’re therefore working…
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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind
What is it like for a nonprofit to have a successful, lasting partnership with a private philanthropic foundation? And what…
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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014
My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more…
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The Martus Project Honored Among 100 Most Inspiring Social Tech Innovations
Nominet Trust, a United Kingdom leading social tech funder, selected the Martus Project, an initiative of Benetech’s Human Rights program,…
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2023
- Business Mirror: An ebook Library for Those with Reading Barriers
- School Library Journal: Serving Blind and Low-Vision Children Well Benefits All Students. Here Are Suggestions.
- Publisher’s Weekly: Lerner Publishing Group’s New Partnership Centers Accessibility
- Publishing Perspectives: Pearson Named A Benetech Global Certified Accessible Publisher
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB): Getting Books on Time with Bookshare
- BBC News: Visually-impaired Nottingham Law Student Praises Book Scheme
2022
- Government Technology: DoE Grant to Fund Digital Materials for Disabled Students
- Forbes: How AI Is Being Used To Help Blind Students ‘Visualize’ Graphs And Charts
- K-12 Dive: Nonprofit Uses AI to Make STEM Materials More Accessible
- Edutopia: Tools for Supporting Students With Reading Disabilities
- Eyes on Success Podcast: 2214 Bookshare Reader for Smart Speakers
- AppleVis Podcast: AppleVis Extra #85: Hema Natarajan Discusses the Upcoming Bookshare Reader Suite for Web, Mobile, and Smart Speaker
- Duke Fuqua Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship: Why We’re Excited About Benetech’s Impact Potential
- K-12 Dive: 3 Inclusive Education Myths Busted
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