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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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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To fill in the gap, social good entrepreneurs worldwide have built upon the momentum of crowdfunding and extended crowdfunding services to nonprofits, NGOs, and charities in regions where online fundraising has been challenging up to this point in the Internet’s short history. Doare (Brazil). CanadaHelps. canadahelps.org.

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Cloud Computing Worldwide

Tech Soup

A View of the Cloud from Brazil In the first of our series of dispatches from our international partner organizations, TechSoup Brasil 's Valter Cegal reflects that Internet affordability is still a major stumbling block for Brazilian NGOs. Week 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing.

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Join the TechSoup Jam Online on June 15

Tech Soup

The online event is hosted by our TechSoup Global Network Partner in Brazil, Associação Telecentro de Informação e Negócios (ATN). From the event site: What is a "jam"?

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

Internet use has reached 45% of the total population in LMIC, with 5.1 Molly’s background spans nonprofits and direct service, including work with small farmers in northeastern Brazil and upstate New York. Thankfully, this is changing. billion mobile users as of July 2019 ( source : IISD).

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Daniel Ben-Horin on Campus Party

Tech Soup

Since 1997, in Spain , Mexico , Brazil , Chile, Ecuador , Colombia - and soon in Peru - Paco and his team have been serving up their magic brew. Campus Party Brazil in February, 2012 is already sold out - 7,000 Campuseros. It's not a. political party, and it's not Spring Break, and it doesn't happen on. campus, it's.

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Cloud Computing Worldwide

Tech Soup

Security in the Cloud Security is one of the largest concerns when considering a move of a system or application to the Internet. Learn how to protect your organization. Security: The Scary Part of Cloud Computing Recent security breaches in the cloud have made headlines, but the greatest security risk to nonprofits is still human negligence.