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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Movements often involve a rallying cry, a widely recognized iconography, often a color (think pink for breast cancer), meaningful dates, repeated activities (from Freedom Rides to annual walks), and a shared goal for the common good. Photo credit: Peter Caton, Action Against Hunger , Kenya The post Is it a movement or a moment?

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

The idea for Hacker Helper was born through collaboration with partners, such as Random Hacks of Kindness who are trying to improve the hackathon process and improve results from the events. mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. This project aims to speed up cancer research.

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Data for Global Health, Part II

Forum One

This session we focused on issues of health data collection--represented by the form shown here, which is a brand-new data collection instrument from Kenya (brought to the group by PATH's David Lubinski). This form is emblematic of the profound challenges in gathering accurate, reliable, consistent data at the field level.

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Nonprofit Technology News for March 2014

Tech Soup

The plan is to build 11,000 “Solara 60″ model drones that are capable of providing satellite Internet to places on earth without Internet connectivity starting with Africa. My current favorite digital inclusion NGO is our newest TechSoup Global partner, Computers For Schools Kenya. TechCrunch. What the heck.

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Big Vision Podcast: Interview with llyse Hogue Rainforest Action Network

Have Fun - Do Good

If you like the music, it is from Kenya Masala's "Mango Delight". You can learn more about Kenya's work and his music by going to sourceconsultinggroup.com. Britt Bravo: Thanks for listening to the Big Vision podcast. For more information about the Rainforest Action Network, go to www.ran.org.

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