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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. You can make a donation here.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

Tech Soup

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. There's also a library at the center with a cyber café for the students and the local community at large. Children and Education. Environment.

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Caravan Studios for the Win: ReImagine: Opportunity Winner!

Tech Soup

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Non-traditional Groups, Innovative Ideas.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup

Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. On October 1, Brighter Tomorrows held a Candlelight Vigil at a local police department. On October 3, it held a Purple Paw Project festival at a local park. Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.: The mission of Brighter Tomorrows, Inc. Last year, Brighter Tomorrows sheltered more than 1,000 victims.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

They're also a useful way for nonprofits to connect with local developers if they're interested in building an app. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Taking the time to identify the most important information, and understanding privacy laws as we reviewed in “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy”, will result in an unprecedented understanding of your stakeholders and a strong relationship between each party. . Success is bridging the gap between data and strategy .

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. TechSoup works with 32 partners throughout the world to provide Microsoft products at a discount.

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