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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It wasn’t too many years ago when our pharmaceutical industry more or less argued that people with AIDS in Africa should die rather than to license their medicines for low cost manufacture. I want to advocate for “giving the sleeves off your vest” strategy! To the greatest extent possible, be open.

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community. Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs.

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NetSquared Celebrates Progress and Looks Forward to 2015

Tech Soup

15 groups held live events which helped drive video submissions to the contest and allowed TechSoup to reach more NGOs with educational opportunities. The link need to be like so: Africa. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Keeping Your 2016 Resolutions with NetSquared's Free Workshops

Tech Soup

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and Middle East. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Africa and Middle East.

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America.

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Learn Nonprofit Tech Skills at a NetSquared Meetup

Tech Soup

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. HTML EXAMPLE.

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

There’s nothing else like this on the Web for nonprofits, social change organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and educators. Amy Sample Ward, a strategist who supports and educates clients in the nonprofit and social change sectors. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies.

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