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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. Jane Meseck , senior director of global programs at Microsoft Philanthropies. International NGO Leadership. Full disclosure. Philanthropy.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. First, in partnership with Colombian NGO CorporaciĆ³n Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country.

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Working with an intelligent and experienced staff of a Phoenix-based nonprofit involved focused on global issues, I was encouraged to ask questions of development organizations and to think through a lens of international aid. In fact, the NGO was led by them. I assumed I was well-equipped for this adventure. I got this.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. For instance, users can pin images for planning a conference, celebrating volunteers, or encourage their supporters to pin images related to a topic for. Monthly giving programs in particular have seen explosive growth, with revenue growing by 43 percent.

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Nonprofit Technology News for March 2014

Tech Soup

We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! It is 2025 according to a new report by the nonprofit Pew Research Center and Elon University in North Carolina. The most interesting thing about the report is not the end-date estimate, but rather the several dire predictions on the results of universal Internet access.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. For instance, users can pin images for planning a conference, celebrating volunteers, or encourage their supporters to pin images related to a topic for social change. Twitter followers increased dramatically, with 264 percent growth over the past year.

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Meet ThaRum: Cambodia's Second Most Famous Blogger

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tharum started his blog in June 2004 while a student at the National University of Management and working for the Open Forum for Cambodia , a Cambodian NGO devoted to digital divide issues. He became a global celebrity a few days later when a another article appeared in Wired. Cross-posted on Global s.