ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

But I had a unique consultant skill set which could be used in the nonprofit world. Consulting and strategic planning skills have a critical place in the nonprofit sector. My journey began with a nonprofit called TechnoServe where I began utilizing my consulting skills as a volunteer consultant in East Africa.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, but you’ll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Communit­y. You should, because it’s awesome fun. Thursday, July 3, 2014.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary School. Mukuno, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Some recent events have included the panel discussion Technology Upgrade 101: Integrating New Tech into Existing NonProfits in Victoria, Canada and hands-on computer training for youth in Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Community. Upcoming Events. Thursday, May 15.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In fact, his reading skills are above average and he is on track to be an honor roll student. To date, more than one thousand software professionals have signed up to lend their time and skills to SocialCoding4Good’s nonprofit project partners, and we are thrilled to support this growing contributor community with new leadership.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

You are someone who dreams about using your management and leadership skills and love of technology for social impact, exceeding the bounds of what a regular for-profit business can do. As one of our partners from an LGBT group in Uganda noted last year, “If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen.”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2 Uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Mukono, Uganda: Second Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Mukono, Uganda: Second Term Mobile Solar Computer Training Meetup for Kikandwa Primary School.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2 Uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Mukono, Uganda: Free Microsoft's Office 365 for NGOs. Mukono, Uganda: Digital Activism. Mukono, Uganda: Hands-on Web 2.0 Mukono, Uganda: Hands-on Web 2.0 Tuesday, December 8, 2015.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

So if you're looking to build your skills and find your fellow accidental techies, there's probably a group near you! As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the digital divide by giving every NGO the tools and skills to accomplish its mission efficiently and effectively. Mukono, Uganda: One Million Code Girls. Mukono, Uganda: Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School 1. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

TechSoup will only be able to achieve our mission (which is to help you achieve your mission) when we're able to give you the tools, skills, and community to leverage technology effectively. Kampala, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda: Kampala Transport Hackathon 2016. Kampala, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Community. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Communit­y. Brooklyn, NY: Get Skilled Pro-Bono Help This August. Africa Asia Central and South America Europe. Monday, August 18, 2014.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

No more excuses are allowed about your New Year's resolution to power up your nonprofit tech skills — it's time to join a meetup and find your tribe! Birmingham, United Kingdom: Video Skills + Telling Social Stories. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda. Saturday, May 14. Monday, May 16.

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Achieve

MAY 28, 2014

Through this pursuit (and I’ll spare you all the details), we learned that a simple skill we had could actually mean a world of difference for others. 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.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Mukono, Uganda: Second Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda: Improved Skills and Competencies for Productive Web Literacy in Mayuge. Washington, DC: Nonprofit Tech and Communications Speed Dating: Connect with Experts. Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills. My experience so far has been to develop curriculum – mostly focused on technology that is adapted in different countries by local organizations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

Women themselves revealed key challenges — issues of safety, affordability, technological skill, distance to Internet cafés, and gender norms that restrict women’s access — but solutions are also being generated. Hundreds of submissions poured in from 70+ countries as part of our Women Weave the Web Campaign.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

In Uganda, we worked with the ministry of health to convert the form, used for clinic based weekly disease reporting, to one that can be SMSed in. Second, it’s important to provide space for young programmers to hone their skills, develop their ideas and establish the relationships that will form the identify of a tech community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2006

They offer $100-$150 start-up grants to businesses in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Project Baobob , an organization that provides free education in business skills for Kenyan youth, and Kiva , a web-based organization that allows individuals, like you and me, to make microloans (rather than a donation) to individuals via the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water even has an entire section of their site dedicated to stories from the field, where people who work for or collaborate with the nonprofit tell stories about the experiences they’ve had bringing clean water to people in Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh and more. Image from Flickr by Xurble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Fellows make use of blogging, social networking, photo and video sharing tools to build communities of support for their host organizations so donors can follow their work and directly share in the accomplishments. Can I Sit With You? Life in Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

It's really designed to make sure that all solutions are both emerging from the local community and tailored to the community's needs, and are developing the leadership skills of the most promising and emerging leaders at the same time. They're walking away with skills. He was actually on a business trip, on his bike, to Uganda.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

But the governor became a friend and then I took my skills to the nonprofit sector, and I’ve been executive director, development director, board member, you name it. Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are. Been a part of our sector for a long time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

We had 15 teams from throughout West Africa coming to learn appropriate water technologies from West African women trainers, who are experts in these types of skills. They also learned business development skills. One of the women that stands out is actually someone who participated in our 2008 training, which took place in Kenya.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

We put together a week-long curriculum to really help people do just that: find their purpose and then give them the skills. Normally, unless you go to a country and are willing to volunteer six months to a year and have a viable skill that they could use (i.e. Then we also worked directly in CCF, which was the most fun ever.

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