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Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. and ship the images and recognized text to Laos (and several other countries with other partners, including of course the U.S.). The head of DDD's Laos office is Ms.

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Southeast Asia, Social Enterprise Accidental Tour!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just spent almost three weeks in Thailand and Laos on a combined work and vacation trip. One of my business visits was to a long-standing social enterprise partner of ours, Digital Divide Data in Vientiane, Laos. I wrote about that visit in my last blog post: Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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Rather than a single moment in time, ESG was born out of actions in the business community over several decades that culminated into our modern understanding of ESG today. While still debated, there’s a growing consensus that business strategy should n o t just be about profit maximization.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Problem: AnnieCannons employs only three full-time staff members in their fight against human trafficking, which means it needs to be as efficient as possible in managing its contacts and business processes. However, AnnieCannons is also like a business, which is where data and process management gets a little more complicated.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

Have Fun - Do Good

We have financed many micro-credit loans for women and men who want to start their own businesses as an alternative way to make a living for their families so that they're not circumstantially forced to take work that would be degrading or demeaning to them.