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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Children and youth – 10%. Education and literacy – 5%. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. Phone – 2%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

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Comcast Internet Essentials - A Green Program to Bridge the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. The National Broadband Plan and BTOP. A number of U.S.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. a-month phone service or home broadband — their choice.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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