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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

These countries are, in the main, ones that share a border with Ukraine: Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia. Company-sponsored foundation. Limited liability company. Company-sponsored foundation. Company-sponsored foundation. According to the UNHCR , these countries are currently hosting 4.9

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. Video : TechSoup Romania. Making Everybody Part of the Process of Problem-Solving. Image 1 : Things Istanbul / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

Tech Soup

Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. We got to know Charles Brennick much better in the course of working together on a Microsoft IT equipment donation to NGOs in Romania a couple of years ago. Building Quality Refurbished Computers with Volunteers.

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Social Media and Community-Building Tips from Not For Sale's Sarah Potts

Tech Soup

Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. They offer training, education, and employment opportunities, as well as working to inform companies and consumers of the social impact of their supply chains and purchasing decisions. Their work is very different in each of these locations.

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

Tech Soup

Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. "It wasn't by accident that we were approached as a partner for this project," says Alicja Peszkowska, communications specialist at TechSoup Europe. spanhidden.

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

Our survey of large companies found a robust interest for donating PCs. To be specific, they are our partners in Australia , New Zealand , Germany , France , Italy , India , Poland , and Romania. In 2004 we published our Islands In The Wastestream study, which measured the demand for low-cost computers among U.S.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next? Great question.

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