Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. We’re a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Mukono, Uganda. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Global Voices Online is reporting how social media is playing a role in the latest parliamentary and council elections in Botswana. One blogger in particular, Patricia Maganu, notes that: read more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Storytelling is our focus for May, but every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 50 cities. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Mobile Tech for Nonprofits - A Global Health Success Story. Mukono, Uganda.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

According to the Women and the Web report, 200 million more men have access to the Internet than women. But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. The future of our world depends on it.

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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 26, 2011

reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. A Mobiles for Development, global research study commissioned by UNICEF. The same report mentions a study by Ericsson. According to the report the mobile has “helped reduce vulnerability and increase. Can you remember when a huge mobile.

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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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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

In Uganda, we worked with the ministry of health to convert the form, used for clinic based weekly disease reporting, to one that can be SMSed in. In the 180 clinics spanning two districts where the system has been tested, we’ve been getting roughly a 90% reporting rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Here's part of the report: J ohn near the end was faced with the tricky question of, if he had to chose 3 issues with priority over others, which would he chose for SL. He said he would more focus on the "death and destruction" in northern Uganda and Eastern Congo. A report about the event from Hastac.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Having project managed TechSoup Global's 2012 Global Cloud Computing Survey , I can heartily agree with that. TechSoup Global conducted a huge global cloud survey of NGOs in over 80 countries in March of 2012 and released the results in September. We gathered so much data! Now what to do with it.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Keisha Taylor is TechSoup Global's senior manager for business planning and research for our Global Data Services work. She also likes the big data for good work coming out of the UN Global Pulse initiative. The UN Global Pulse initiative. SAP data reporting and visualization software donations.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. Edwin, who explained the process of completing the standard rape reporting form paperwork while treating a rape victim. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip. So, we fill in for them. Visiting the Hon.

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