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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Tech Soup

In partnership with Orange France and Emmaus International, Clic Vert has developed electronics recycling and refurbishment workshops in Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Madagascar, and Togo to organize the collection and repair of used mobile phones.

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

At Geekcorps Mali, our approach was: through great engineering feats attempt to somehow lower the costs of access, while hopefully creating sustainable “business models” in the process. We also need to remember we are only creating tools for people to use to help create solutions to their problems. . Realizing Potential .

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning."

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Later, her work brought her to Mali, where she advised on participatory methods. What is your sense of how these social networking tools, tagging, blogs and the like ??? tools for development, because everyone can now use the web as a space to express themselves, interact and co-create. s possible with free tools.

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How Showing Donors the ROI Will Boost Your Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

It also gives you a powerful tool to show your donors how effectively your organization operates (i.e. In another study, researchers tested two versions of a brochure for the Save the Children charity organization. Program Efficiency = Program Expenses / Total Expenses. What will this tell you? How can this help your nonprofit?

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