article thumbnail

12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ).

Adopt 100
article thumbnail

Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

Tech Soup

The organization was originally founded to fill a specific gap in immigrant and refugee services after Jane Leu, UpGlo's founder, took a tour of a poultry plant. 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.

Skills 52
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. This past June, the United States held National Day of Civic Hacking.

Serbia 52
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

nonprofit organization is invited to post their technology project on the website. Organizations first go through a process of ‘scoping’ their project with TechBridge staff to determine the cost of the project. He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto.

News 54
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

It's mind boggling how something like this could be harnessed for digital inclusion and social sector organizations. It's apparently a real WiFi router that will connect as many as five devices. Available on news stands now, so check one out if you see a new issue while in line at the grocery store. Accessibility.

Phone 48
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia.

News 40
article thumbnail

Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

Have Fun - Do Good

T he program works in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan. Ellee Seymour of the ProActive blog signed up to be a sponsor after meeting Women for Women International's founder, Zainab Salbi, at a Conservative Women’s Organization conference.

Support 40