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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. Foreign Policy magazine's Predators for Peace Drones is a short history of humanitarian drones. Drones being used in disaster situations include the following.

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How Technology Barriers Slow Down Nonprofit Innovation In the Global South

Global Giving

In every industry, there has been a digital transformation that has shifted the way institutions interact with the world; it has occurred in education, medicine, and even public policy. Tech can help save money (of which there is little to go around) and time (of which there is never enough). Innovation in the Global South.

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