Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2006

I just had a great meeting with Jenny Zhao where we talked about the cell phone industry in China. Jenny manages the China operations for a global cell phone technology company. Of course, it could be years before we do something like this in China, but the seed's been planted!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

OK, well, not so unrepentant or unabashed since I’m writing this post on the varied factors around technology and the environment, and have been thinking about this issue for myself for a long time. Production and Disposal of Technology Equipment. We leave that to China, Ghana, and other countries. So what to do?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

"One of the reasons we're here is to make sure we're continuously collaborating," said Peggy Gibbs, vice president of business development for Benetech, a Palo Alto non-profit that looks for ways technology can help solve the problems of disadvantaged communities. Benetech is a past finalist for the Tech Museum Awards.

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China Award Museum Tech 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2007

Development Institute in Beijing, China. of NPOs in China is far behind with foreign countries, but we can keep up in IT. what I concerned is how technology can help NPOs and individual to make a. difference in China. I am looking for reports or articles about how technology help NPO to make social change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

2018 is a crucial year for smart speaker technology and innovation. Think about some of the pieces of technology or up-and-coming topics that, maybe five years ago, we thought had nothing to do with us. 1 in 3 use WeChat Pay in China. In 2017, early adopter nonprofits began launching Amazon Skills. The Rise of Messaging Apps.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 10, 2008

Technology Firms Come to China's Aid - WSJ.com: "As donations poured into China following last month's devastating earthquake, one group of Google Inc. engineers came up with their own contribution to the relief effort: a search engine.".

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As learners, faculty and staff shift from a campus-centric, pre-pandemic way of learning and working to a learn-and-work-from-anywhere world, technology is increasingly seen as a critical enabler of new business and operating models. For example, more than half of U.S.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hacker Helper is all about not reinventing the technology wheel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2008

After a wonderful final banquet with our Hadley China hosts, we got up early to head to Beijing. The first disability group we visited was the China Disabled Persons' Federation , which is the main national group. Many of Hadley China students are massage therapists trying to upgrade their skills by speaking English.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

It's easy to forget how technology spreads. And, we're getting reports from all over the world of Miradi being used in countries like Indonesia and China, among many others. And, we're getting reports from all over the world of Miradi being used in countries like Indonesia and China, among many others.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

My first stop in mainland China is Fuzhou - 禝州 , the capital of Fujian Province. In addition to the products and brands I knew, there were quite a number of China-specific brands (like 361 degrees and Sept Wolves). One of the key leaders I met described China as "Europe in the cities, Africa in the countryside."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Like many of the agencies we visited, China is also experiencing a significant increase in kids with multiple disabilities. After working our way across China, it finally got to be our final weekend, and we were able to troop off and visit the forbidden city and the Great Wall. Our team toured the school. What an experience!

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. Let’s not let a little technology problem hold us back from being as ambitiously helpful as we would like to be. The children living here are our exclusive focus. We'd love to hear your stories!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

These relationships generate countless ideas for using technology for social good. Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

The pilot said it was a regulation of the local aviation regulator (unclear if he meant Hong Kong or China). But, Rami was on a flight two hours later on China Eastern Airlines, which apparently doesn't have the same rulebook as Dragonair did! Gradually, more and more folks came onto the plane.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China. One of the most interesting findings is how technology is getting less expensive. The latest edition has lots of NPTech insights. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 Big Picture: Everything Is Getting Cheaper.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

A Review of the “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” Report. Philanthropists, nonprofits, and the development sector as a whole cannot underestimate the role they have to play in understanding and using technology for development. Four Scenarios: Do You Want to Live in Any of These Worlds?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. Feng Shui is an ancient art and science developed many years ago in China. I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Michael Gilbert, Nonprofit News Nonprofit News provides a stream of news and resources related to emerging issues in the nonprofit world, with a particular emphasis on communication and new technology. It specializes in adoption from China, Taiwan and Haiti. Check out Mike's guest post about NTC on the Rally blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Annette Kramer, Learning Lab Blog The Collaborative Technologies Conference sponsored by CMP took place in Boston this past week. In this context, you can't talk about collaborative technology without also talking about change management both in the abstract and in the room at the moment of conversation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 6, 2008

We arrived in China just at the end of the Paralympics. After celebrating the big Hadley birthday, we got down to visiting several nonprofit organizations that assist the blind. Our first stop was the Fuzhou School for the Blind. When we arrived the students were gathered to greet us. We started with musical numbers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

Many of the publishers do provide us with permissions do not have global rights, and limit the availability of these books to certain jurisdictions • We first launched international Bookshare in India and have more than 1000 members there, as well as permissions agreements with more than ten publishers in India • We have recently concluded agreements (..)

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2021

Likely, most of this growth will come from China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Technology is constantly on the move and best practices will continue to shift for everything digital, but all-in-all, considering a mobile-first approach today is still relevant and still worth the effort. billion people across the globe.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

You can learn more about the m and how they use technology to further their missions on TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map (LIM). Every year, birth defect rates and the percentage of children with special needs entering institutional care in China has increased.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2009

The big green IT news this week is that the program has now expanded to 40 countries (PDF) worldwide including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the 27 countries of the European Union.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

China and India were big topics of this Forum. China's social entrepreneurs are under-represented in Davos, probably because of the relatively tight control on such things in China. Fair Trade Coffee" in the U.S., was one of the social entrepreneurs, Jimmy immediately wanted to meet him.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The UAE are in an incredible state of construction: I don't know of many places on earth (other than China) where so much has been built so fast. I spent the day before the council driving around the United Arab Emirates and a bit in Oman.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Beijing, China. Seattle, WA: Fundraising + Technology: How to Raise Money in a Changing Landscape. Our goal is to help each other solve our tech challenges, find a tribe of people who share our passions, and have a ridiculously good time while we’re at it! Newest Net2Local Groups. Check out our newest groups. Mukono, Uganda.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 26, 2007

Technology Review published a survey of the role of mobile technology in the developing economies this past January. Going beyond the merely anecdotal, the article tried to put some metric on the role mobile technology plays in growth in these countries. percent, or around US$12 billion for an economy the size of China.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2007

Microsoft Vista illegal copies are already for sale in China, in spite of Microsoft's efforts. Just a few snapshots: John Markoff did an effective job of telling us how bad things are. Botnets (infected PCs under the control of bad guys) represent over 10% of the PCs connected to the Internet.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

People simply choose a country of interest (such as China or Thailand) and an area of interest (such as education or the environment) and find a list of vetted opportunities to which they can donate money or give their time. I’ve been watching volunteer opportunities related to technology and am so excited to jump in!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Enabling 1,000 nonprofits through donations of technology, thereby helping organizations to run more efficiently and maximize their potential. For example: SAP continues to invest in their University Alliances program , which provides technology and expertise to educate students throughout the world and cultivate new IT leaders.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Tags: Donors Event Finances Fundraising Grants for Technology Grants for Technology Legal Considerations Running Your Organization Tech Planning.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

All of the problems with any sort of document management solution (or knowledge management solution) are human, not technological (or even eschatological). Gavin Clabaugh, Digital Diner , added quite a few thoughts on the side of SharePoint : And, to reiterate your point, Document Management is about documents; secondly it’s about humans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

According to the Mobile Giving Foundation , which is making this initiative possible, this technology was used successfully during this year???s will be invited to text a one-word message to a special five-digit number and a $5 donation will go to Children???s. The donation will be added to the donor???s s phone bill.

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