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Three Fabulous Conversations

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That shortchanges Larry’s background: he was the key leader in the campaign to eliminate smallpox in India, cofounded the Seva Foundation and a couple of high tech companies, and was most recently running Google.org. Mousa and I talked about his dream of helping centers for blind people in Iraq get the tech equipment they need.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

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to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia , followed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Egypt. Dara Westling.

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Storymakers 2014: Meet Our Esteemed Judges

Tech Soup

Now, the fun and challenging part begins, as our judges for Storymakers 2014 get to choose the finalists. Mikey has published two books, including the Bradt Travel Guide to Bangladesh. Storymakers 2014 surpassed our expectations in terms of the quality and number of submissions. We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories.

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our biggest challenge now is finding the right people to join our team. For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. Here's my latest President's Update. Benetech's momentum continues with some fantastic news.

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