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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. These countries are, in the main, ones that share a border with Ukraine: Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia. million Ukrainian refugees. Top recipient countries.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. Video : TechSoup Romania. Making Everybody Part of the Process of Problem-Solving. Image 1 : Things Istanbul / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Personal Democracy Forum 2012 Discount for TechSoup Community

Tech Soup

The PDF conference is organized by Personal Democracy Media (formerly Personal Democracy Forum), an organization dedicated to exploring technology’s impact on government, politics, and society. TechSoup members can get 20% off the non-profit and government rate. Getting the Discount. Getting the Discount.

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

Tech Soup

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. Apps4Warsaw. A Contest Built on City Data. Image 1 : TechSoup Europe.

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

These leaders identify the responsible government agencies. In Romania, Let’s Do It: [link] people used TrashOut to map all illegal dumps and mapped also dead horse: https://www.trashout.me/illegal-dump/6599659631935488. They organize local citizens. More than 100 illegal dumps were cleaned. illegal-dump/6599659631935488.

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

Tech Soup

The ReStart Romania. 2013 winner, Missing Treatment , is a tool through which individuals can report when vital, and government-promised medicines do not arrive in their local pharmacies. Read about how activists and techies united under the common goal of government transparency and useful technology. Initiative. Initiative.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. Alright you got me, I’m in.

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