Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Gulu, Uganda: Adobe Spark Digital Storytelling. Kisii, Kenya: Storymakers 2017 NetSquared Kisii. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

TechSoup’s digital storytelling challenge is open between now and September 26, 2014. Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story. Looking for inspiration for your digital story? They are holding digital storytelling events all month! They are holding digital storytelling events all month!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. and 47% of whom are female, spend a collective 3 billion hours per week on digital games! Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But did you know that our work is global? That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. Every month our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. It’s time to take a closer look at how we can boost the feminine digital revolution—a revolution that is already underway.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Melbourne, Australia: charity: water … A digital success story. Vancouver, Canada: Enhancing your Story with Digital Tools. Kakamega Town, Kenya: Netsquared Kenya Regional Meeting /Kakamega County. Tuesday, October 1. Saturday, October 26.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Join our global tweet chat on September 18 to discover the latest in social media best practices. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Digital Storytelling - A NetSquared Victoria Panel. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Vancouver, British Columbia: Design an Exceptional Digital Experience. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Busia, Kenya: Stop Cyberbullying Day SCD 2016.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Portland, OR: Visual Storytelling & Growing Your Digital Media and Protecting It. Kisumu, Kenya: Mozilla Make a Party Western Kenya joins together with Netsquared Kenya.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here's who you've suggested so far: Casey Golden, Small Act Dr. Jeffrey Bryan, a veterinary oncologist Emily Jacobi, Digital Democracy Jenny Ramo, New Mexico Appleseed Kavita Ramdas, formerly of Global Fund for Women ( I interviewed Kavita in April 2008 ) Kenya Masala, Source Consulting Group, (he's the musician behind the Big Vision Podcast's intro (..)

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. The Digital Public Library of America held a hackathon to test the prototype DPLA platform and build apps for it. meets LinkedIn for students. Library Hackathons.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Every month our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit and Cause Marketing with Digital Media. Portland, Oregon: Get 'Er Done: Surveying Digital Project Management Tools. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

And our Twitter chat was more global than ever before, with people from 20 countries participating! Digital storytelling is a powerful tool for libraries to let their audience know, "Hey, we're here, and we do amazing work!" Best Global Story — What Is Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBT) Hotline Association?

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As people become digitally connected, they gain access fundraise from empathetic individuals around the world. BitPesa, Banqu, and UCash are scaling similar concepts in Kenya, Indonesia, and India. Just last month, Google launched Tez , an “audio QR” payment solution for mobile phone users in India. 1,171,000,000.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Wednesday, May 11. Saturday, May 14.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This trend has been gaining steam and is expected to have global implications. And when you don't you don't know how to do that … Our mission is to equip low-income people to succeed in the digital economy." " This need for digital skills is not limited to the tech sector. million today to 7.6

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. We connect the local with global resources.” Dara Westling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

So far we've scheduled events in Kenya and Uganda, and will be adding more cities throughout the fall. New York, New York: #GivingTuesday: Creation of a Global Giving Movement. Raleigh, North Carolina: Digital Inclusion. Busia, Kenya: Office 365 Workshop Train the Trainer NetSquared Mombasa­ Friday, October 9, 2015.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

That’s why TechSoup Global also offers NetSquared, community of nonprofit technology meetups with groups in twenty countries. Busia, Kenya: mozilla western kenya follow ups -openness,opportuni­ty on the open web. Vancouver, Canada: The Digital Nonprofit Conference. Wednesday, April 30. Thursday, May 1.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

Jane Meseck , senior director of global programs at Microsoft Philanthropies. Janet Mawlyoo , executive director, Kenya Community Development Foundation. Heather Holdridge , director of digital strategy for Planned Parenthood. It is one of the very few tech conferences where that is the case. Philanthropy. Law and Advocacy.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. Brooklyn, New York: Protecting Data in the Digital Age for Nonprofits. Burlington, Vermont: Digital Storytelling Fundamentals. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Global Game Jam — Guatemala 2015. Keeping resolutions is hard. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. gear up to administer standardized tests digitally next year. As our digital selves develop in to significant mirror presences, someone else will probably own them. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Washington, DC: Digital Trends — Look Back at 2015 and Ahead at 2016. Mukono, Uganda: Digital Activism.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But supporting a rapidly expanding global network of volunteers is difficult, so we've enlisted seven of our most engaged organizers to act as Regional Ambassadors. Busia, Kenya: Safer Internet 2016 — 9th February 2016. Lausanne, Switzerland: Intergen Digital. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. In the coming months Net2Local will also be participating in the Digital Storytelling Challenge and more social media surgeries. China, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. What did we do? Regional Ambassadors.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

And they’re certainly not exempt from a global pandemic. responding to a global pandemic is a matter of doubling-down on what they know. imagine living in a refugee camp in Kenya. There are people living amongst us who are globally minded and constantly thinking about those people living in those kinds of situations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Digital Wallets. Strange News. Accessibility.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets. mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. Images: TechSoup Global and Nominet Trust. • Data management • Drones. Sending Money By Email. Why don’t you try it and let me know.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Here are just a few of the many examples of how the humble mobile is being used for development: For those nonprofits working on agricultural issues - The Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange (Kace) , provides crop growers with the very latest commodity information via SMS and has helped farmers to quadruple earnings. increase in a.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Starting in the mid-1990s, telecenters provided a relatively quick and measurable way (# computers bought, # people trained) to show change in access (digital divide) and capacity building (Microsoft UP). I’ve been working or interested in the space of ICT for Development (ICT4D) for about a decade now.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Indirect Content.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Every month, our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Burlington, Vermont: Free Open Office Hours for Nonprofits — with Sustainable Digital. Busia, Kenya: Netsquared Kenya Joins MLH Hackathon 3 December 2016. Busia, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Storytelling 2016.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2014

That’s why TechSoup holds an annual digital storytelling campaign each year. As part of Storymakers 2014, we offer a slate of interactive events including our global tweet-chat on September 4, 2014 and NetSquared meet-ups this August and September with storytelling workshops and presentations in your local community.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Now, here's the latest: Digital Inclusion. It's about time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Digital Inclusion. The Digital Divide Will End in 11 Years – and Will Be Our Ruination. We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! This, of course, is not the first declaration of the end of the digital divide. Digital Leaders 100 Nominations. News flash. TechCrunch. What the heck.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

Back in 2012, in order to better meet the needs of the global philanthropic sector, the Foundation Center began an extensive review of their Philanthropy Classification System. BRIDGE is an acronym for Basic Registry of Identified Global Entities. Chad McEvoy of Global Giving is the BRIDGE project manager.

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