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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Mission: To provide free surgeries to the world’s neediest nations on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. United States.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. Brazil is the eighth largest economy in the world.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom. Canadians with disabilities will now have access to Bookshare through their public libraries and the Canadian National Institute of the Blind.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators, and even fellow students. What can we learn from nonprofits who have been early adopters reaching out to and engaging Gen Z donors?

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

It is proper etiquette in Vietnam to politely ask your age, nationality, and marital status on the first meeting. Jakarta, Indonesia-based ASEAN Foundation was launched in 1997 by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Jakarta, on the island of Java, is the largest city and the nation's capital.

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators and even fellow students. What can we learn from nonprofits who have been early adopters reaching out to and engaging Gen Z donors?

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S., In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. the European Union and others.