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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust. Acquiring Technology GreenTech Recycled and Refurbished Computers Green IT refurbished computers' When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside.

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5 Ways to Gain The Upper Hand in Facebook’s Newsfeed

Connection Cafe

Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. So the Newsfeed algorithm tries to predict what each user wants to see in their Newsfeed. But no algorithm is perfect. So they test and tweak. Users in these countries can only see Page posts that their friends comment on or share.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

It could be training in information and communication technology, or it could be a training on a local water filter that would be helpful for people to bring to their communities. So our first exchange that we did with Global Exchange was called "Transformative Advocacy in Bolivia."

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

I had absolutely no publishing experience, much less any technology experience, and I was also very, very shy and I had no resources either, another big barrier. The world is just now starting to really understand what we're doing and how important it is to empower women, and technology is the great accelerator. It's just accessible.

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