Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

So, this is an in-depth report on the two days I just spent at the end of last week in Geneva. 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! I’ve been to national meetings in the U.S. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Elliot Harmon, regular TechSoup blogger and staff writer, was chosen to " Blog [His] Way to Hyderabad " for the Ashoka and Lemelson event, Tech4Society , taking place in Hyderabad, India this week. Thanks to a series of happy coincidences, I got to spend today at NASSCOM's India Leadership Forum (they're TechSoup Global's partner in India).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. They are not content to just sit and click.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. It is one of the rapidly emerging " BRIC " economies, along with Russia, India and China. It's the largest country in South America and it has the fastest growing economy in the region.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

This was originally posted on the TechSoup Global Blog and was authored by Keisha Taylor. A Review of the “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” Report. I’ve summarized the report and its main points for you as an easy introduction to this important topic.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

The fact-finding public hearing and request for comments seemed to have two purposes: both to understand how Chafee is working and to report back to WIPO about the U.S. national experience. We discussed why I thought now was a good time for a treaty: shouldn’t there be more effort at the national level first? copyright law.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Their business intelligence products let organizations create interactive reports and presentations, while their cloud-based tools help enable group decision making. Although one million people may seem like an enormous number, consider this: on October 31, 2011, the global population reached 7 billion.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Of course, the MacArthur people make a big deal out of the lack of obligation or reporting ("you'll never have to talk to us again," said Daniel Socolow, the head of the program). For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. But, I don't feel that way!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. They are not content to just sit and click.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This is technology for good news from India. Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. The report also talks about a new growing form factor called "ultramobiles." Accessibility. Social Media. CNET Coverage on Digital Wallets.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

In the mid-19th Century, the East India Company needed a physical space to store their piles and piles of ledgers, forms and other important artifacts that managed their transactions all over the world. Local businesses became national. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. Local businesses became national. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2014

Reporting live from events and and communicating online in real-time. “Social Media for Social Good and Nonprofit Tech for Good have been my primary resources for learning how to communicate Indian conservation issues on a global scale. Wildlife SOS – India. National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

It was updated on 8/17/2022 for National Nonprofit Day. The organization operates in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Dominican Republic and India and also has offices in three donor nations: United States, Australia and New Zealand. *This post was originally published on 7/28/17.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

To kick off a series of profiles on leaders in nonprofit technology, we thought we’d start close to home by featuring our TechSoup Global founder, Daniel Ben-Horin. CompuMentor in due course turned into TechSoup when it became a national nonprofit, and TechSoup Global in 2008 after it had become an international organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

Melinda Kramer: Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization and we work around the world uniting women who are on the front lines of environmental causes. MK: One of the highlights for me was the Global Peers program. The Global Peers will be reporting out on the successes of the women in communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. I had written many business reports, nothing else. Paola Gianturco: My name is Paola Gianturco.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. Edwin, who explained the process of completing the standard rape reporting form paperwork while treating a rape victim.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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