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Broadband Adoption in Chile

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Cisco released the results of a study last week , reporting that growth in Chile's broadband penetration has dropped from 45 percent in 2006 to 10.5 TechSoup Global ’s NGO partner in Chile, CDI Chile , is currently piloting a Cisco donation program to provide small and medium NGOs with networking hardware products.

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3rd Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre: You Can Help!

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Over the past two weeks, we've been reporting on CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre, a project to reconnect individuals and NGOs in Chile after the recent earthquake ( first update , second update ). Each USD 1,000 raised will allow the telecentre to serve another city in Chile.

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Update from CDI Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help

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Earlier this week , we told you about TechSoup partner CDI Chile 's plan to restore connectivity to Chilean NGOs. Today, the telecentre is in Lota , one of the poorest cities and Chile and one of the communities hit worst by the earthquake. Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide. But more donations are still necessary.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, February 27 - March 5

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Carmina reports on the rate of adoption of broadband technologies in Chile. Tags: Web 2.0 TechSoup.org and Adobe announce the 2009 Show Your Impact challenge. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda discusses the Lexington Public Library's innovative uses of technology.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. Again, expect a full report from Zoetica about how this worked as a tool as a back channel and documentation tool for the conference. Tags: Conferences Experimentation. Hope you will too.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. A reporter from the Seattle Times asked how the company makes sure that their day jobs actually gets done. Tags: Content Networks Philanthropy. Microsoft has the culture and resources to support and encourage these social ventures.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

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In Puerto Rico and Chile, there are museums made out of posters so that kids in parks can come and visit real art—well, it’s not real art, but you’re getting access to Picasso for $5. Tags: interview Book Discussion: Civilizing the Museum inclusion. It’s people who are committed to collections and feel like that is threatened.

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