Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Investing in education has an incredible multiplier effect as it leads to increased prosperity not just for individuals, but also for their communities and societies. Gallucci noted that there was one statistic that matters to him: “There are 39 million girls globally that should be in secondary education, and who are not.”

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained. Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

required for jobs, but our collective approach to educating and. than ever have access to education, but too many drop out of school or. In Brazil, approximately 40% of firms have difficulty finding qualified staff to fill vacancies due to low quality education. These are some daunting statistics. This region has the.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. I am working with a foundation right now trying to plan out our Africa initiative for the remainder of the year.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Open Data in Africa. The African Development Bank has developed an Open Data for Africa online platform that is now available across the entire continent. The African Development Bank also intends that the platform will improve governance and public accountability of elected officials. that address poverty in the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

At the time, the Federal government had just signed the welfare deform legislation, pushing millions of welfare recipients from welfare to work. The industry -- the federal government, and the state government specifically exclude domestic workers as classes of workers to be protected by labor rights legislation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. Several governments have recognized the power of Twitter relations, actively seeking to connect with their peers around the world.

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