Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

Most African and Latin American countries are on a completely different mobile phone infrastructure track. According to the UN Telecommunications Union , mobile phone adoption is rapid with nearly 5 billion mobile phones now in use worldwide, including widespread adoption in Africa and Latin America, while PC adoption lags far behind.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

government effort to deliver at least 40 percent of the benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities; $51 million in support of land restoration in the United States and Africa; and $1.5 PCORI announces medical research grants totaling $49.5 Grants totaling $23.5 December 8, 2021.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

This was originally posted on the GuideStar International blog. phone was a brand new and exciting phenomenon and something that only a. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The International Telecommunications Union (ITU). word "phone" be dropped from its title. skip Africa because of costs.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2015

But it's also the second largest mobile phone recycler in France and one of the largest in Europe. ADB also collects and sorts office waste, including ink cartridges and PCs, as well as mobile phones for recycling or reuse in its thrift stores. International. ADB now collects approximately 180,000 mobile phones per year.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

It's been 12 years since our own Jim Lynch teamed up with Willie Cade at PC Refurbishers and Recyclers to start the very first International Computer Refurbishers Summit (ICRS). The statistics are similar for mobile phones, except that phones are discarded even more quickly than PCs. Million Ton Problem. ICRS Goes to Europe.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

NGO Pulse (South Africa). Learn how a nonprofit in South Africa, the Papillon Foundation , helps unemployed people learn new skills and find jobs. From funding challenges to the need for better governance, find out about the current state of NGOs in South Africa and what must be done for it to improve. GuideStar International.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Other international keynotes included colleagues Simon Mainwaring and Peter Sims (more about their ideas coming later this week in blogs posts, so stay tuned.) Their meeting featured a special conversation via Skype with girls in South Africa as part of the Girl Up Campaign’s emphasis on uniting girls around the world.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

This was first posted on the GuideStar International blog. multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. “[In Africa] the race is on to find what mobiles can do in areas as disparate as public health, governance and education.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2012

This post is republished with permission from GuideStar International's blog. Mobile phones were identified as one of the. Download Nathaniel Manning's PowerPoint presentation, Ushahidi: Made in Africa , or view his slides on SlideShare here. seminar that TechSoup Global hosted in collaboration with The Guardian.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

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. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Asia and Pacific Rim. Central and South America.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

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. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Asia and Pacific Rim. Central and South America.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Leads acquired online are often best nurtured through social networks and converted in the mail, or over the phone if you're after monthly donors. Phoning your email supporters. Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising. Engaging on Facebook, converting in email.

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JULY 10, 2009

. International Planned Parenthood Federation has an office on an alley in the Bermondsey section of London. The 15 refers to both the fiscal promises made by governments in 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development ( ICPD ) and the age of the young people who need these services, who were born that year.

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JULY 22, 2011

which gives you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual fee of $420 to $135 nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort! Your Address: Home/Cell Phone: Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Africa + Middle East. Storymakers Community Events. Central and South America.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

They also offer a guide for cause-based campaigns as well as customer support on the phone or online. Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization has raised over $43,000 through several successful campaigns, featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer.

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MARCH 26, 2015

HALO, which works with disadvantaged youth in Missouri and Africa, gives this award as part of a handful of awards at an annual happy hour to honor the volunteers. “We A HALO staff member will then conduct a phone interview and bring in the volunteer for a face-to-face interview with employees.

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DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Life in Africa. More than just a gift, LiA is an experience that makes Africa feel closer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

They also offer a guide for cause-based campaigns as well as customer support on the phone or online. Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization recently raised over $7,000 with a T-shirt featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer. More Crowdfunding Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad. 13% of adult mobile users use their cell phones to avoid people in real life, calling it “e-avoiders” 56% are confused about the truth because of the information overload.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. Facebook is the most popular site in the Spanish-speaking parts of the America, also the Middle East, and North Africa. There’s a lot in there. • Tracking technology (like GPS) • Translation tools.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Even the family calling to order a pizza will probably discover that the person answering the phone knows what its last order was. based The Pendulum Project, which empowers grassroots organizations that support children in AIDS-affected regions of sub-Saharan Africa. He is on the Board of Directors of Cambridge, Mass.-based

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Recently, Freedom Fone was adapted by two farm radio stations through the African Radio Research Initiative , a 42-month project, the aim of which was to assess the effectiveness and impact of farm radio in many parts of Africa. . At Volta Star, a lot of people called, but a smaller percentage called on a regular basis, Sullivan said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Britt Bravo recommends Women for Women International. Why not give a small donation to help a school in Africa, like Epic Change's projects or find a project in a corner of the world that is meaningful to you. June: In the US, June is the time for graduation or when school is out. September: Food and water are basic human needs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Below is an edited transcript from a September 5th phone interview with Marisa for the Big Vision Podcast. In terms of my own life, as I write in Loyal to the Sky , I grew up in apartheid South Africa. Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books. Essentially, I came to activism from compassion.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. We dispose of over 130 million cell phones every year of which 11 percent are recycled. The e-Waste Association of South Africa ( eWASA ) is building a network of e-waste recyclers and refurbishers in the country.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. And it doesn't have to be another phone interface (a Bluetooth headset does that much better). It doesn't need a camera.

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We have Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe. So this is really important in areas that, so, for example, in Latin America, in certain parts of Asia, in Sub-Saharan Africa, that the internet is not as fast. And it’s free with a phone plan. So WhatsApp uses your phone number. So you need a phone number to use WhatsApp.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

KickStart is a nonprofit that develops and markets new technologies in Africa that help local entrepreneurs to establish small businesses. But, in Africa, where we work, there are very, very few jobs in the formal private sector. And in Africa, very often people don't even leave their farm except for a few times a year to go to a town.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. The IT press has been covering lots new developments lately in paying by mobile phone. Of course mobile phone payments are not new. The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense. Social Media.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

In Amnesty International 's latest annual report , the impact of technology on communities is highlighted by the use of mobile phone and radio. "In In many countries in Africa," says Amnesty, "there is now a vibrant civil society, which, although often still repressed, can no longer be ignored by those in power."

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's an intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa's talking drums all the way up to modern information theory and the information age with its deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. William is reading The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's an intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa's talking drums all the way up to modern information theory and the information age with its deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. William is reading The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

I knew I wanted to get involved in something international, but that's not very focused. I started to hone in on international development of some sort, but again, wasn't exactly sure where I fit best. At that time, I had only been married to Matt for six months, and then I quit my job and I left for three months to East Africa.

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