Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

I spent the day before the council driving around the United Arab Emirates and a bit in Oman. The resemblance to Los Angeles was striking: this is another community created in a desert land that tends to haze and smog (lacking rain, I guess). Of course, one of the investments made by the emirates has been in mosques.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

As hand-held mobile devises connected to the internet spread to cities, villages, remote communities around the world, we need to continue finding ways to use these tools to make a positive impact. The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. 350 action in Oman Dive Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

How can new media and technology create solutions in YOUR community? Right now from the Social Good Global Conversation in Oman. .” (Here’s a reflection from Akhtar Badshah). Thinking Big About How To Use Technology For Social Change, But Understand the Challenges. Getting from Collective Conversation to Impact.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

1999 study led by Doug Oman, University of California, Berkeley : Research found elderly who volunteered for two or more organizations were 44% less likely to die over a five-year period than non-volunteers, even after controlling for their age, exercise habits, general health, and negative health habits like smoking. .

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