Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

For example, Benetech’s recent analysis for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights—using information from six databases compiled by Syrian human rights monitors and one database collected by the Syrian government—found that at least 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s civil war.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference hosted a series of discussions about how technology is used to expand and sometimes undermine essential freedoms around the world. This morning we saw live video of democracy protesters in Yemen who have been following the discussions via streaming video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

Over 8 weeks this last fall, I had the privilege of working with NGOs from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, in a series of trainings that took place in Phnom Penh, Beirut and Istanbul. My first presentation discussed principles of documentation, developing databases, and analysis.

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