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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

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When I founded CompuMentor (which became TechSoup) in 1987, I had to file articles of incorporation that would legally bind the organization. Articles of incorporation do not change unless formally amended, which has not occurred in this case. " This was 1988. There was no web. There was no donations program.

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Data Digest: African Students Using Open Data, Social Impact Bonds, Digital Smoke Signals, and the Data Dilemma

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Other articles speak to the use of ‘Digital Smoke Signals’ generated from big data for improved development projects and policies, as well as the need to look at not just big data but small data too. They are building a network of Pulse Labs to this end, the first of which operates in Jakarta Indonesia.

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United Nations Volunteers Launches New Online Volunteering Site

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Have you ever wanted to translate newspaper articles from Turkish to English for UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)? She recently signed up to do some translation: "I found this organisation named PEOI , which specializes in providing free online education for several countries, including Indonesia.

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Fueling Progress Towards Gender Equality and the 2030 Global Goals

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And, in our initial six pilot countries (which include Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Senegal) we plan to take a deeper look, using national data, research and story-gathering to understand where progress is being made and where it is lagging. .

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How a Multi-Sectoral Partnership is Fueling Progress Towards Gender Equality and the 2030 Global Goals

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And, in our initial six pilot countries (which include Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Senegal) we plan to take a deeper look, using national data, research and story-gathering to understand where progress is being made and where it is lagging. .

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Go Holiday Shopping with Your Global Girlfriend

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According to a recent article in Muncie, Indiana's Star Press , "the National Retail Federation expects the average consumer to spend $791.10 The creators of Global Girlfriend's merchandise come from all over the world: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.

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10 Holiday Gifts That Give Back

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According to the CCNMoney.com article, Splurges Will Be Scarce This Holiday Season : "Americans will spend an average of $923.36 on holiday gifts, which includes $106.67 on me-too purchases, which are the impulse buys that people make for themselves while they're shopping for gifts. This is up a moderate 3.7

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