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Latest Resources to Help Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

Care2

Looking to help the victims of the Japan earthquake and Tusanmi, but don’t know where to start? “ Vonage , a provider of voice-over-internet-protocol communications, also said it will waive per-minute calling charges from 830 pm March 11 until 830 pm (EST) March 18 for customers call from their Vonage home phones to Japan.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The internet is not new. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. People believe in the internet. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.

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Guam and the Consortium

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Japan is the biggest source of tourists for Guam, with growing numbers from other Asian nations like South Korea. The FSM, which is made up of four distinct island states (Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap) sent teams from each of their states as well as the national government. The presence is growing: the U.S.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

The plan will help determine the future of Internet access across the country. As organizations with a stake in the future of communications, we must ensure that the commissioners hear our call for fast, affordable, ubiquitous, and open Internet access. The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing.

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Finding a Community of Nonprofit Technology Experts

Tech Soup

Mukono, Uganda: The 10th Uganda Internet Governance Forum 2016 (UIGF). Tokyo, Japan: 「ポケモンGO x NPO」をみんなで企画会議! #PokemonGOForGood ! - Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Group Monthly Meetup. Friday, August 26, 2016. Saturday, August 27, 2016.

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SXSWi Innovation and Technology for Nonprofits

Connection Cafe

I hadn’t thought about how education, global warming, and governance could be better managed using these principals. The Internet, arguably has been around since 1990. There’s also the Beacon Lounge and nonprofit meetups, the Greater Good sessions , and the SXSW sponsored efforts to support Japan.

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program has long supported projects to help Foundation grantees improve management, governance, and leadership. He pointed to the Japanese wikipedia page noting that in Japan, the cultural norm is for the group to discuss the page in the discussion area before developing the content together.