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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Institute of Applied Economic Research , there are 820,000 existing NGOs, also know as ONGs (organizaciónes no gubernamentales), in Brazil. What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. Brazil is the eighth largest economy in the world. is four times higher than in Brazil.

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Here’s a summary of a few of the top ideas: AgriTextBot Info Hub: A tool for farmers that responds to localized questions and provides up-to-date, real-time information on topics from market pricing to weather indicators and farming support, through a guided conversation and accessible via a feature phone. Emma Visman. Eric Munoz.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The information can then be erased from the phone, to safeguard it from the phone’s possible loss or confiscation. The next 10X opportunity is to go global, by ramping up Bookshare International to serve the millions of people with print disabilities worldwide.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: 15andcounting.org

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

. International Planned Parenthood Federation has an office on an alley in the Bermondsey section of London. The 15 refers to both the fiscal promises made by governments in 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development ( ICPD ) and the age of the young people who need these services, who were born that year.

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7 Ways to Create Highly Committed Donors

BoardAssist

I’m writing from Amsterdam today – where I’ve had an amazing week at the International Fundraising Congress with fundraisers from all over the world. It’s time for some phone calls to donors to hear their stories. Hungry children in Brazil? My crystal ball tells me that they are unlikely to renew their gifts.

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