Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. Although San Francisco is currently in a housing crisis/real estate boom , it also has some of the strongest tenant laws in the country. The project was created by the St.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name. It made me who I am.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The organization focuses on issues that affect South Africans nationwide, such as land reform, housing, refugee law, and environmental rights. About SANGONet.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. She's been working in the area of nonprofit technology for more than twenty years. But even more important, it is enough for us learn, to collaborate, and to make change. We couldn't. We said yes.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Technology is dramatically changing the way we work and live our lives, and the social good community needs to account for this digital transformation that demands increased transparency and also opens new doors. In the technology-driven world we live in, an abundance of data is at our fingertips.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

These core rights are increasingly being used in free trade agreements, due diligence directives and codes of conduct to spur change. It also requires formalizing the informal economy and extending the coverage of labour law for protection to those who are the most vulnerable.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

We live in a platform world, where technological apps connect consumers directly with goods and services. Electronic transaction platforms like Amazon, Uber, Grubhub, and Airbnb have perhaps permanently changed the way that we live and work. Platform apps seem to offer convenience at low cost and with little effort.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We travel because we think it’s the most effective way to spread social change. We travel because it‘s the best use of our time in finding the partnerships, insights, and the money our teams need to create more social change. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal).

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