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How Charities Get Tech Support in Uganda

Tech Soup

Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. Robert Kibaya is our veteran volunteer in Uganda, where he helped found and supports five NetSquared groups. My wife Florence and our four-month old son, Jotham, live in Mukono, Uganda near Lake Victoria.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

An example of such an approach is the support of women’s economic empowerment in places like Uganda or Rwanda through leveraging technology for mobile-based training, business mentorship by local experts, and global skill-based volunteers. Volunteer from Anywhere with Citizen Philanthropy. Kate O’Connor. Innovation Consulting Manager. .

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

As part of the agreement, both organizations will target financial institutions serving the needs of vulnerable populations and provide financial capital and training in support of the development of the education sector in the target markets.

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Great reads from around the web on June 29th

Amy Sample Ward

New SMS Services in Uganda from Grameen, Google & MTN | WhiteAfrican - Interested in new technologies, esepcially mobile tech and the health sector? Competition or Collaboration? "This morning I googled the phrase “collaboration is a good thing,&# and found 2,650 results. Learn more at [link]. " Join in!

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

Tech Soup

These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. Naples, Florida: Google Drive: Tips and Tricks for Collaboration and Productivity. Peterborough­, Ontario: Online Collaboration — Strategies for Collaborating with Stakeholders. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda.

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Interview with Rob Wu & Public Launch of CauseVox

Amy Sample Ward

A few years ago, Jeff and I went on a pro bono IT consulting project to Uganda to serve a Action for Children, an NGO that fights poverty by preserving families and delivering micro-finance. Our experience in Uganda helped us see how valuable technology and fundraising is to creating change. Interview: Rob Wu, CauseVox Founder.

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

The NetSquared Victoria team has been investigating tools for online collaboration. Kitchener, Ontario: Collaborative Editing Tools. Mukono, Uganda: Free Microsoft's Office 365 for NGOs. Mukono, Uganda: Digital Activism. Mukono, Uganda: Hands-on Web 2.0 Mukono, Uganda: Hands-on Web 2.0