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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I grew up in Buenos Aires Argentina with a German/Argentinean father and a German mother. s Degree in Spanish with a minor in International Relations and a Master???s tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. s Degree in Instructional Technology.

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

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. Facilitating global literacy about Big Data is viewed as important for the media, civic hackers, and civil society.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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