Press Archives

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Here is a listing of our press releases:

2006

Benetech CEO Jim Fruchterman Receives 2006 MacArthur Fellowship — September 18, 2006

Route 66 Provides Web-Based Literacy Instruction For Persons With Disabilities — June 26, 2006

Major Omidyar Network Investment Lifts Global Nonprofit to New Level. — March 22, 2006

Accessible Newspapers and Magazines Available Daily from NFB-NEWSLINE® and Bookshare.org . — March 22, 2006

Silicon Valley Group Uses Technology To Help The Truth Commission Answer Disputed Questions About Massive Political Violence In Timor-Leste. — February 9, 2006

 

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2005

Bookshare.org selected as EdNET 2005 Rookie of the Year finalist — September 22, 2005

Patrick Ball Receives 2005 EFF’s Pioneer Award — April 19, 2005

Bookshare.org Offers Books in Spanish — March 16, 2005

Online Book-Sharing Service Increases Literacy Skills Among Students with Visual Impairments — February 17, 2005

Bookshare.org's Library Surpasses 20,000 Titles — January 11, 2005

 

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2004

Marc B. Levine Selected as a ZeroDivide Fellow — October 29, 2004

Bookshare.org Announces Results of National School Initiative — July 22, 2004

State Department Funds Martus — June 3, 2004

Benetech Receives 2004 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship — May 20, 2004

ACM Honors Open Source Software Creator Patrick Ball as Humanitarian — April 28, 2004

Bookshare.org, Lighthouse International Unveil Employment and Career Development Collection — April 23, 2004

Partnership Expands Textbook Access for College Students with Disabilities — March 12, 2004

Bookshare.org Launches Institutional Access: A new way for schools to provide accessible digital books to their students — February 17, 2004

Jim Fruchterman attends World Economic Forum — January 28, 2004

 

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2003

Benetech Receives Fast Company Social Capitalist Award — December 17, 2003

Human Rights Data Analysis Group Joins Benetech — November 3, 2003

Martus Receives Funding from the MacArthur Foundation — October 16, 2003

Martus Named Tech Laureate — September 15, 2003

Jim Fruchterman selected as a finalist for the 2003 World Technology Awards — June 25, 2003

NEC Foundation of America Announces $244,000 in New Grants — June 12, 2003

Benetech adds prominent VC to board, makes two key management hires — June 12 2003

Benetech Receives Funds to Support Online Literacy Learning Service — May 22, 2003

Publisher O'Reilly Makes Books Accessible to People with Disabilities Worldwide Under Landmark Agreement with Bookshare.org — March 3, 2003

Pulse Data and Benetech Announce BrailleNote/Bookshare.org Collaboration — February 24, 2003

Bookshare.org Chosen as Finalist in National Business Plan Competition — February 21, 2003

Martus software ships — January 15, 2003

 

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2002

Bookshare.org awarded by Social Enterprise Alliance at Earned Income Showcase — December 10, 2002

Bookshare.org Wins Top International Award — October 23, 2002

Fruchterman Selected by Schwab Foundation as One of World's Top Social Entrepreneurs — September 23, 2002

New partnership delivers increased access to Braille books — July 30, 2002

Technology Nonprofit Moves to Palo Alto — January 21, 2002

 

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