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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

However, with global sea levels still rising rapidly , biodiversity declining at an alarming rate , and the world’s most vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, it is clear that the efforts of dedicated environmental nonprofits alone are not enough. From nonprofits like 350.org With a digital-first approach, 350.org’s

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

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. The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained.

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Crowdsourcing put to good use in Africa | Madeleine Bunting | Global development | guardian.co.uk

AFP Blog

Since then, the open source platform has been deployed 12,000 times across the globe, from earthquakes in Haiti, New Zealand and Australia to the tsunami in Japan this year.

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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

The challenges included connecting African farmers to markets, creating an online networking space for women veterans, mapping Africa’s natural resources, and a few others. The projects varied from educational tools for children to energy efficiency. Census Bureau and the Peace Corps. freespace], San Francisco.

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Shovel-ready Online Civic Projects #1: Global Development Commons

Forum One

Below I outline Project #1 - the "Global Development Commons". re in the information age and the rapid and flexible flow of information is critical to the business of government, to commerce, to education, and to individual development. Project #1 Global Development Commons. education in Africa? , public goods ?,

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs. Derrick Jones.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

developing economies in Asia and Africa. A Mobiles for Development, global research study commissioned by UNICEF. education services, as well as create more employment and business. skip Africa because of costs. Though the list above includes mobile Internet-related services, some of the. not have some of these features.

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