The Bay Area is famous for a high number of both technology companies and nonprofits working on causes all over the world. But there is one new customer we’re thrilled to welcome aboard that does both, Benetech harnesses technology in the service of humanity.
Benetech supports programs addressing a range of social and environmental needs including Bookshare, Route 66 Literacy, Human Rights, and Environmental Conservation.
Bookshare – provides the world’s largest digital library of scanned materials for people with vision and reading disabilities.
Route 66 Literacy – provides a web-based program for anyone to tutor teenagers and adults in reading.
Human Rights – is a program supporting human rights advocates with technology and science.
Environmental Conservation – is a project management tool for practitioners to more effectively meet their conservation goals.
Benetech is run like a technology start-up, and based in Silicon Valley. The senior management team assesses opportunities where technology could have a significant impact and the organization proceeds to build those practical solutions.
Celebrating 20 years, Benetech is a non-profit unlike any other, bringing technological expertise to some of humanity’s most pressing issues. Originally inspired by the work of Arkenstone, a world leader in reading machines for the blind, Founder Jim Fruchterman saw the value in providing affordable tools to empower the reading disabled. Fruchterman went on to found Benetech, a business that measures return based on the number of lives impacted. They call this return on humanity.
We’re proud to support an organization making such a tangible difference on key issues like human rights, literacy, access for the disabled, and conservation.
