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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source. To the greatest extent possible, be open.

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15 Powerful Quotes from the Social Good Summit

Connection Cafe

“My entire life of activism was begun because the UN said to kids ‘you can help, and you should help because you can.’” – Whoopi Goldberg, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning actor, producer and television host. In 2030, the content curators will be the new power brokers.”– DeRay Mckesson, American civil rights activist.

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

Tech Soup

This Challenge is void in Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and all countries under sanction by the U.S. Also, do not submit content that contains elements that violate a third party's copyrights or trademark rights. This Challenge is void in the U.S. government (" U.S. Embargo Countries "). a) In General.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Because, if we make software that promises to keep your life or death sensitive information secret to the best of our abilities, we won’t build a back door in for Syria, or China, or the U.S. Unfortunately, safeguarding human rights information can’t be distinguished from piracy, if the contents are encrypted.

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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

This years’ Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded to one of our own - the technology oriented Dutch NGO, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Ginny Mies is TechSoup's global content curator, and one of our experts. Nonprofit Technology Organization Of The Year. Ginny’s Pick for App of the Month.

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