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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

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Although that plant was considered a model employer for refugees at the time, Jane met employees who included a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. As part of its model of success, Upwardly Global is very data-driven and integrates metrics into every aspect of its program. at their full potential.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). or Code for Oakland ). The project is run by Fundacja TechSoup and Dokukino. The ReStart Challenges.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. These services use a Netflix business model that allow subscribers to read as many books as you want for a monthly fee. Hacker Helper is currently in beta. After that we hope lots of people will contribute content to it. All Things D.

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