Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. But, it’s not the only one!

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Images of massive tank columns, hollowed-out buildings, and refugees on the move are eerily familiar to those seen in the European Theater of World War II.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This global ecosystem includes the digital brand and voice of your organization, the main source of knowledge and data about the programs and issues you work on, as well as detailed information about the audience you are reaching. Establish new digital governance and implement change management. Creating a personalization plan.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2021

Beyond distributing two billion COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable and remote communities in the world, the Alliance aims to build vaccine confidence, champion equitable access to vaccines globally, and raise critical funds for vaccine rollout and emergency response. Image courtesy of UNICEF/UN0431117/ Prasad Ngakhusi.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. He says that NGOs' international reach and abundance of data makes using data analysis and mapping technologies crucial.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

You’ll find it sprinkled throughout your social media feed and making headlines at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Leaders at companies, global brands, nonprofits, and everyone in between are asking that important question: what is a purpose-driven company? These days, purpose is becoming increasingly mainstream.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On October 6, 2015, join TechSoup, CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, FHI 360, and +SocialGood for a deeper dive into the threats that civil society faces. Sheila Warren, general counsel, NGOsource/Techsoup Global; @sheila_warren. On September 1, 2015, we held a #NPTechchat on this topic.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 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. Open Government Data. 7 Ways Companies Are Using the Government's Open Data. Image: Edgeflip logo.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

This meeting will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The event is sponsored by Microsoft and organized by TechSoup Global , WorldLoop , and Mico E-Waste Solutions. Image: Beanhammer (Flickr Creative Commons). Africa now has more mobile phone users than either the U.S. or European Union or Latin America.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. After their internal discussion, NTEN board vice president Rusty Burwell, who heads their governance committee, met with me. and internationally.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. Here in Uganda and Africa in general, governments do not provide for elderly people. Happy Child International is another NGO that needs a website. Image 1 : Eright / CC BY-SA / text added. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

There are many different types of hackathons: from company hackathons (such as Facebook's All-Night Hackathon ) to government improvement hackathons (like #HackWeTrust. Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. Image Credits: Image one: Working from the beach courtesy of Citrixonline via Flickr Creative Commons. It’s a really big part of our world.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Nonprofits, government agencies, schools, and corporations organize events bringing awareness to fundraising and volunteering. NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global, holds similar events all around the world to connect NGOs with the resources they need. Image: BiGTech logo ( NASSCOM Foundation ).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Image 1 : NTEN / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Image 1 : Ednah Karamagi / CC BY. Europe and the UK.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Each year the International Computer Refurbisher Summit awards a lifetime achievement award in my name (it's a long story on how that came to be). These programs are one big reason why refurbishment is now a significant part of the global recycling industry. Sean has sponsored all International Computer Refurbisher Summits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. Federal Government shutting down Megaupload for their illegal download activities. Another example is TechSoup Global's new cloud partner, npCloud , which operates similarly.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

They've helped citizens secure their human rights, responded to domestic and international crises, fed the hungry, cured diseases, offered a rich array of arts and cultural programming, and protected our environment. Simply importing frameworks or approaches from business or government doesn't work. Image: TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This is an international trend. government initiative that aims to bring accessible broadband access to residents of low-income housing throughout the U.S. In just the field of journalism we now have The Intercept , Global Investigative Journalism Network , ProPublica , New America Media , Internews … need I go on?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

This post was authored by Keisha Taylor, from TechSoup's Guidestar International office in London. During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Big Data and the Cloud Define Future Technology. Big data and the cloud will define future technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 12, 2007

Interesting tidbit: Harry Potter author JK Rowling used to work for Amnesty International ). Ambassador; John Prendergast, Senior Advisor to the International Crisis Group ; Dot Maver, Executive Director of the Peace Alliance ; and John Passacantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace. Harry Potter Darfur

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

Azavea's OpenTreeMap app allows individuals, governments, neighborhood organizations, and other groups to collaborate in mapping and exploring the urban forest ( iOS and Android ; free). Autodesk also offers SketchBook for making illustrations on tablets, as well as Homestyler for creating internal designs. Databases and Analytics.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15 percent of the global population lives with some form of disability. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are part of a series of web accessibility guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards organization for the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. I wonder if in 2020, whether nonprofit boards/governance will be totally transparent?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore. People from the Bay Area Darfur Coalition were handing out info. Join the Bloggers for Darfur Yahoo Group.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

In the case of the above grassroots fundraiser, lots of international press easily verified the fund’s legitimacy. The above image comes from Guidestar by Candid. An independent audit analyzes financial statements and accounting records to verify the accuracy of your accounting records and internal controls.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Employee teams have created new features for Mozilla’s Popcorn project, designed and developed desktop and mobile applications supporting conservation management, education, and human rights, and provided technical image descriptions for accessible STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) textbooks to Benetech’s own DIAGRAM Center.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

You can also see the images I used, which were constructed with an extremely cool presentation software called Prezi, here. So they started a climate conference that focused on economic models for local businesses and governments not just to survive but to succeed in a world of climate change. Make a list.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. Young Adult International Development Community. Vote for this Idea].

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince. George Durham is a Program Manager with Microsoft’s Global Community Affairs team.

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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. " Ginny Mies, Global Content Curator. Images: TechSoup Global.

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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. " Ginny Mies, Global Content Curator. Images: TechSoup Global.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

The rotating image carousel is a good example. These catalogs have been very successful for nonprofits like Heifer International (see Figure 2). Figure 2: The Heifer International website lets users select gifts like products. Figure 4: Browse by Topic box from Project on Government Oversight’s blog. nonprofits).

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