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United Nations Sets a New Agenda for Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

Governments, foundations, and charities learned a good deal from working to implement the previous UN goals. That may be why technology (for example, rapid mobile phone adoption worldwide) may be so important for realizing the new goals. What works in Mali may not work in Myanmar. The Technology Dimension. ending poverty.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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The Evolving Relationship Among CSR, Tech, and Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Imagine a country with no working telephone infrastructure, completely skipping the 20th century's land-line telecommunication stage and jumping straight into the 21st century's world of smartphone and mobile communications. This is Myanmar.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Courtesy of Alexandra Rampy, publisher of SocialButterfly Mobile. Rather than go on, instead, I want to give some examples and highlight the cool factor of how mobile can add some out-of-the-box type thinking to an overall health and/or social marketing-related initiative. Cool Factor : Mobile as a research tool. Wide Reaching.

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