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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Brennan has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and blindness. Revelations about government interception of these confidential stories has caused us to redouble our efforts to lower the barrier to the use of strong, secure crypto software like Martus. billion poor and unbanked.

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Vote for the Best Social Change and Technology Projects at Netsquared!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's really hard to narrow it down to 5-10 projects, but here's a sampling of the diversity of projects and causes represented. Aspiration's Social Source Commons. Community-Owned Telecenter Project in Malawi. Open Source, Open Standards Video. Fair Trade Language Tutoring Via WebCam. Avatar Action Center.