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Verdict in Guatemala Disappearance Case!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Will share more details from our team later, but this is a great day for fighting impunity around forced disappearances.

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. The archive includes documents generated during Guatemala’s internal armed conflict which took place from 1960 to 1996.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L. This is a huge legal victory!

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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Caltech’s small size makes its faculty and students incredibly agile when it comes to understanding a broad array of fields: there is a need here to be able to explain your work, and to understand the work of others. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source. That’s the Caltech advantage!

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to Guatemala hosted by Wake. We worked with a network of women’s rights NGOs located throughout Latin America and Guatemala who traveled to Antigua for the multi-day training. I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to Guatemala hosted by Wake. … Read More

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10 Ways to Find Monthly Donors for Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. They’ll share your content. Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses.

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Why Tech Nonprofits Are Building Digital Tools for Racial Equity and Justice

Non Profit Quarterly

But such educational opportunities are “often highly selective, and many barriers exist for students of color to both prepare for and access these programs,” the founders add. Both nonprofits are using tech to help students of color gain access to educational resources, readying them for high-paying careers.

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