Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. As we look forward to 2015, we recognize that much work remains to be done, and we definitely need your continued support.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

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. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group/Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Africa and Middle East.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 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: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim. Naples, Florida.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and the Middle East. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Africa and the Middle East.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

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. . --> North America. Morrisville, North Carolina: Does Your Donation Page Need Work? Mukono, Uganda. NetSquared Uganda Safer Internet Day.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

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. Mississauga, Ontario: HUSTLE HOUR — Bring Your Work! Mississauga, Ontario: HUSTLE HOUR — Bring Your Work! Mukono, Uganda: Digital Activism.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

So far we've scheduled events in Kenya and Uganda, and will be adding more cities throughout the fall. 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. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Scott McNeil came to Benetech and we talked about their MetaMouse project (getting multiple mice to work on the same PC, so that kids in low-PC resource places can work together). Plus, we discussed much more exciting tech that's in the De Novo pipeline, contributing to areas Benetech is very interested in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

October’s Safer Internet theme month inspired 22 events, helping nonprofits work more safely and securely online! 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. In 2015, NetSquared will continue to grow.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But did you know that our work is global? That’s why we invited NetSquared organizers and ambassadors to participate in the TechSoup Africa and TechSoup Europe Summits. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and the Middle East. Africa and the Middle East. Kampala, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Not content to simply focus on "shiny tech," we'll explore what the true potential for social change is in each case, where community organizing work can be made more effective, and where it will have to push technology forward. The link need to be like so: Africa. Mukono, Uganda. Africa Open Data Conference.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

These global leaders are coming from Uganda, Australia, London, and Florida. 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. They're going to try and recruit you. :-). Asia and Pacific Rim. Austin, Texas.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

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. Burlington, Vermont: Working Board Lunch: Embrace the Future — Transition Planning. Africa and Middle East.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

For the past ten days, I’ve been in Rwanda, Africa. The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. Documentation of the Visioning Process. Fish Bowl Exericse.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

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. Victoria, British Columbia: Branding As a Nonprofit: Putting Your Brand to Work for You. Working with the Media | MCN (free). Africa + Middle East.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa + Middle East. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work! Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work!

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Achieve

MAY 28, 2014

We knew how to crochet, and we came to understand how this generic hobby could actually create life-changing jobs for people in Uganda. You have to travel to Africa to do it. Our story isn’t a great example of this because we did start our work in Africa, but it was because we had been there.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 8, 2005

Africa is definitely getting more attention from us. Kristen Cibelli is on her way to Uganda right now. Susan Bazilli, an international human rights attorney, recently brought Martus to the attention of the women's rights community in Africa, through a posting to the Women's Information Technology Transfer site.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

We’ve been working on meeting Net2Local organizer requests for more event support by holding theme months. The surgeries are ridiculous fun for the organizers, and offer real tangible support to organizations still struggling with integrating the social web into their work. China, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. Theme Months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

It’s a story with a simple solution, and it plays into existing narratives about the ungovernability of Africa, the power of US military and the need to bring hidden conflict to light. Ugandan adults appear in the film to validate the work of Invisible Children, not to represent their own work. The victims are Ugandan children.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

So how can nonprofits utilize mobile phones for their work? developing economies in Asia and Africa. For those nonprofits working on sustainable development issues - NextDrop uses mobile technology to monitor and improve water flow in urban India and subsequent sustainable development. not have some of these features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Support Peace Work Around the World Peace Project Fellow, Alison Long Photo in Flickr, Used with Permission.

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JULY 23, 2009

Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. Who are they and what are they working on? We should also be getting a new website to showcase our work very soon.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). We work with about 60,000 refugees from across the continent. Can you talk about how that works, and what the pros and cons of that process are? It had been bombed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Now, we have a nice little letter thanking them, explaining that we only help people with bona fide disabilities, that it’s legal, that we’ve worked with the big publishing associations and with authors groups, and wouldn’t they like to help us in the future by adding more of their books voluntarily to our collection. Wonderful stuff.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Smartphone adoption in Africa is expected to roughly double in each of the next three years. NGOs are doing more and more field work using mobiles and apps that allow data to be collected and entered from anywhere. Social Media Really Does Work for Fundraising. And then there are the apps that power mobile devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Now, we have a nice little letter thanking them, explaining that we only help people with bona fide disabilities, that it’s legal, that we’ve worked with the big publishing associations and with authors groups, and wouldn’t they like to help us in the future by adding more of their books voluntarily to our collection. Wonderful stuff.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

It simply doesn't work to stay in your silo, and to grab hold of your mission statement and work alone. There is something really exciting about looking at every juncture for how we can work together, and pool our knowledge and our ability to open doors. You have three programs that work in three different areas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Our conversation began with Marsha describing how Dining for Women works. It enables us as a group to make a large contribution to a grassroots organization that's doing high-impact work, and we get to have fun in the process. All that money goes back to support the beaders in Uganda. Actually, they're jewelry (e.g.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. We didn't actually have a specific organization that would work with us besides Village Enterprise Fund , which is a great non-profit. Shout out to them!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

During our conversation, Seane talked about what inspired the creation of Off the Mat, Into the World, her trip to Cambodia, the connection between your inner work and your outer work, and the tools Off the Mat, Into the World uses to help people determine how they are being called to be of service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We’re a former grantee and we hope that our work and Gates funding priorities coincide again in the future. We’ve spent a lot of time over the past few years advocating against cuts to the funding that supports our work, by pointing out how amazingly effective this funding is. That’s all of the legal work-up on a treaty and how U.S.

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