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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is the field where I found my life’s calling, applying technology to meet critical needs of society, where the market is likely to fail. The World Blind Union is working right now, with support from our community, to get a global treaty to help the blind, with a hopeful date of this June for that treaty to be concluded.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Orlando, Florida: Nonprofit Technology Symposium. Birmingham, United Kingdom: November Meetup: Open-Source Tools.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Delivering my opening remarks at the Martus'' 10th Anniversary A decade later, in 2003, Benetech —the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead—launched our Human Rights Program to address this very question. Being geeks, we thought of ways to address this challenge with technology.

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NetSquared Local Events in the First Half of August

Tech Soup

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings… but we all know that meetings are boring! Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Guatemala: Feria de Tecnologia aplicada a Turismo / Inguat. Admit it, you sometimes dread going to those all-staff assemblies.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

Tech Soup

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. But did you know that our work is global? It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. However, access to the tools isn't enough.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: A Frank Discussion of Technology Procurement for Nonprofits.