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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

Our theme this month is educational nonprofits like The Luciano Bareto Júnior Institute in Brazil. Back to School in Brazil. Now that TechSoup’s Local Impact Map has officially launched , let's discover one of great new organizations featured there. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Even in the U.S.,

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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

Our theme this month is educational nonprofits like The Luciano Bareto Júnior Institute in Brazil. Back to School in Brazil. Now that TechSoup’s Local Impact Map has officially launched , let's discover one of great new organizations featured there. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Even in the U.S.,

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Malaysia Party

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

After singing some Malaysian songs, the four top singers switched to popular (American) music. There was also two other venues for music: one was sort of a jazz nightclub with jazz duos and the other had South African singers followed by recorded dancing music. Lots of Motown. And of course, we were dancing up a storm.

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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. The Power of Networks and Flip Flops.

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Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops

AFP Blog

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops: "Developing nations to test new $150 laptopsBy Jason SzepBOSTON (Reuters) - From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with (..)

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Sarah Davies: Intellectual Property Legislation with Human Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

About five years ago, Brazil violated American intellectual property agreements by producing an AIDS drug for a fraction of the cost of the American company who developed it. By letting other nonprofits use your words, pictures, music, innovations, and processes, you are creating resources to help those most in need!

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

We have Angus Wright , who does books about the political environment in Brazil and saving the rainforest for the world. We'll do some labyrinth walking to music. And then, of course, we have Riane Eisler , whose new book is about the wealth of nations, speaking, and she, too, is an idealist.