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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, this year’s Global Trends in Giving Survey includes questions about crowdfunding. Donadora (Mexico). Doare (Brazil). The services themselves have taken on the responsibility of vetting the nonprofits and for that alone, deserve muchos kudos. BackaBuddy (South Africa). backabuddy.co.za. GiveaLittle (New Zealand).

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Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at WIPO

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Hot issue this week are the now four proposals on solving the problem of access to print by people with print disabilities globally: The TVI: the treaty sponsored originally by the World Blind Union and supported at WIPO by Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Mexico. [I I was one of the co-drafters of the treaty language] The U.S.

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Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya

AFP Blog

Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya : his report presents all the key statistics, data and behavioural indicators for social, digital and mobile channels around the world. For other reports in this series, please visit [link] H/T to Social Fish'

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Digitization and globalization are giving rise to growing publishing markets that promise new business opportunities. Globalization and the digital transformation of the book industry also stand behind the recent big news in the publishing world about the mega-merger of Penguin and Random House , says Ed Nawotka.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). The concept of TIs uses U.S. and similar copyright exceptions as a starting point. In the U.S.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico. The LIN Center takes risks that others are unwilling or unable to take.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. She is now TechSoup Global's content curator. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and Internet growth continues to be brisk, especially in developing countries.

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