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Welcome, Mark Roberts!

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With his proven execution in scaling business systems and infrastructures that shaped the growth of award-winning service products for multiple high profile Silicon Valley technology companies, he has the perfect pedigree to spearhead engineering at Benetech as we continue to innovate in the technology-for-good space.

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Stacey Edgar, Founder of Global Girlfriend: Women-made, Eco-friendly, Fair Trade

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Global Girlfriend works with over sixty women's cooperatives and NGOs in 20 countries. Her first book, Global Girlfriends: How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women in Poverty Worldwide , came out last year. Full disclosure: The link to Stacey's book, Global Girlfriend, is linked to my Amazon Associates account.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Yes that's right. CNET Coverage on Digital Wallets.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

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Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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For the 9th Time, Cloud for Good Appears on the Inc. 5000

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magazine, which will be available on August 23. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. .” Complete results of the Inc. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc.

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Connecting Sister Circles: Peace X Peace Global Network

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--Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Last month, the ePhilanthropy Foundation named Peace x Peace the 2007 Best Community Building/Volunteerism and/or Activism Campaign as part of its 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards. You may have seen Peace x Peace in O, The Oprah Magazine several years back.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

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He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching, "Let's Move!" - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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