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One of our hottest human rights projects is our work in Guatemala, helping with the huge secret police archive that is being analyzed there. National Public Radio's Morning Edition had a great story on the topic this morning, and Benetech's very own Patrick Ball was quoted talking about this as the largest secret police archive ever made available to the human rights process. Be sure to check out the transcript of the piece MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps #Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2015 Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: TEDXGuatemalacity 2015 — Canton Exposicion Zona 4. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably encountered one of my twice-monthly roundups of nonprofit tech meetups. MORE
Frontline World is airing a terrific piece on our Guatemala work tonight on KQED in the Bay Area (9 pm PT). You can view it online right now. It already aired on the east coast. I don't think we've ever had such extensive and thoughtful coverage of a topic: there are the video segments, slideshows, extended interviews and more. Everybody at Benetech is so proud of our human rights team getting this kind of exposure and promoting the importance of human rights MORE
Protecting Guatemala's National Police Historical Archive A Guest Blog By Ann Harrison Benetech Communications Director Since 2003, Benetech's Martus information management software has helped human rights activists create encrypted databases and back up their data remotely to their choice of publicly available servers. Last month, I had a chance to visit the largest Martus project which is unfolding inside a mammoth warehouse in Guatemala City. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Automatización de QA para dispositivos móviles y aplicaciones web. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de seguridad en Internet. Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season! MORE
Guatemala: Taller para hacer un “elevator pitch” Wednesday, October 2. Guatemala: Drupal Camp de Guatemala - 2013. Guatemala: DalGT: Actividad de DAL en Guatemala - 26 de Octubre. Guatemala: Meet Latam - convocatoria preliminar. Last month was a monster for NetSquared - we held 48 events during Social Media September , including 14 workshops and nine social media surgeries. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Innovagt Next Extended Event de #google. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2017 #Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: SpaceAppsgt 2017 #bigdata #opendata en #uvg. Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?" MORE
In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. The past year of research by HRDAG analysts has supported key criminal prosecutions and uncovered the truth about political violence in Guatemala, Iran, Colombia, Chad and Liberia. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon de TechforGood Guatemala Pepitalabs. Guatemala City, Guatemala: wordswelivein Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Lanzamiento de Aceleradora de Spaceappsgt en Usac. You're reading the TechSoup blog, so you're probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. MORE
This year, we have activated kitchens to respond to the volcanoes in Hawaii and Guatemala. Tim helped us there, led our kitchen in Hawaii, and even came with us to Guatemala. We actually had a Puerto Rican chef impacted by the hurricane who came with us to Guatemala to cook with us. We did use EveryAction to create a custom page where we could track donations specifically for Guatemala. MORE
open source Syria technology Richard Feynman open content intellectual property science Guatemala social entrepreneurship Caltech Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. MORE
Guzmán Benetech Martus human rights Miradi Guatemala Bookshare CapielBenetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years. Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Apoyo en comercializacion de Amcham a productos tecnologicos. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Apoyo en comercializacion de Amcham a productos tecnologicos. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tecnologia y educacion - Evento - 7 de agosto - TEC. Actually, that headline is a lie. NetSquared is taking it easy this summer! There are just twenty events scheduled for August, but we’re deep in planning mode for a HUGE fall. MORE
Over the last 17 years, Kar and I crossed paths in Haiti, Guatemala, Colombia, and many times at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS. A Guest Reflection by Dr. Patrick Ball, Benetech's Chief Scientist I am terribly sad to learn today of the untimely death of a friend and mentor, Dr. Karen Ramey Burns. Kar was a forensic anthropologist who specialized in human rights cases, and she was a founders of our Colombian partner organization EQUITAS ). MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala, Guatemala: Ronda de negocios internacional en el Tec. Every month TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to over 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events NetSquared is the place for you! MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Conversatorio de temas de la Propiedadintelectual via @delvallegt @acmchapter. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #coretic2016 #innovacionfinanciera. Guatemala City, Guatemala: isocgt Primera Reunión del Capitulo de Isoc Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala Vol. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps Guatemala 2016 — Usac. MORE
Join a Social Media Surgery in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; or Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom. Guatemala: Social Media Surgery - Campus Tec. Guatemala: Evento de Wayra Day de Guatemala - Convocatoria Preliminar. Guatemala: JWebes de Apps - Guatemala. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Guatemala: [#CampusTec - evento de Google] ([link]. MORE
A great radio story aired today on Public Radio International's show, The World, on Guatemala's civil war records. It talks about National Police Archive in Guatemala, and has a quote from Patrick Ball. Clark Boyd of The World took a team to Guatemala earlier this month, and was there for their big election MORE
I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. This historical ruling has established forced disappearance as a crime in Guatemala and provided government prosecutors with a key legal precedent needed to investigate higher ranking officers for their possible role in the case. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Charla con Scripps Networks Interactive en Guatemala. HourofCode Guatemala via @delvallegt. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #Pechakuchagt #Antigua 5 de Octubre en Impact Hub. October is here, which means we can't ignore the fact that fall has arrived. The weather's getting cooler (except for our friends in Los Angeles!), and the leaves are starting to change color. MORE
Tags: Ann Harrison HRDAG human rights Smithsonian Patrick Ball Guatemala MORE
This repository is an important step forward for the people of Guatemala and those seeking information about human rights abuses that occurred during the country’s 36 years of armed internal conflict. Documents from the Guatemala City-based Archive have already provided critical information in the prosecution of former members of Guatemalan security forces accused of human rights abuses. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento de Ciudades Inteligentes — #smartcityhack. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Edudaygt 26 de febrero. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Bootcamp del Tec — Taller sobre aspectos de mercadeo para emprendedores. NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space. MORE
Benetech's Human Rights Program is helping the Ombudsman's Office in Guatemala with the Archives Project. Benetech staff Tamy Guberek, Romesh Silva and Daniel Guzmán are currently in Guatemala City helping the Ombudsman's Office to refine and implement a series of statistical pilot studies conceived by Benetech's Human Rights Program Director Patrick Ball. The National Police was accused by victims of being responsible for much of the violence in Guatemala. MORE
Benetech statistician Daniel Guzmán has just published his account of one legal case which set a historic precedent for human rights in Guatemala. Discovered by chance in 2005 in an explosives storehouse in Guatemala City, the archive contains what archivists estimate to be 8 kilometers or approximately 80 million sheets, of paper. Statistical data are very seldom used as evidence in court cases in Guatemala, and defense attorneys were attempting to discredit his testimony. MORE
Two good articles recently covered the Guatemala secret police archive project that we are supporting. Guatemala struggles to find war crimes justice was in the San Francisco Chronicle, and captures the personal side of this work. Many people want to know what happened to those who disappeared in Guatemala's civil war. ITworld.com's Digging for the truth quotes Benetech's Tamy Guberek and notes that our Martus software is being used in the project. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon #VIHInfogt #Yorespeto #Yomeinformo. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Networking Day — Quieres hacer negocios en El Salvador? What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to drink, laugh, and network with their peers? Well, there are! MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer un "Pitch" para emprendedores. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital. With less than two weeks to go, TechSoup’s Storymakers campaign is roaring along. MORE
Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City. Montenegro founded the Mutual Support Group (GAM), one of the largest organizations representing the families of the disappeared in Guatemala. Tags: arrest HRDAG GAM Édgar Fernando Garcia archive Guatemala National Police Archive MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Naranya en Guatemala - proyectos con moviles. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tecnologia y educacion - Evento - 7 de agosto - TEC. You’re reading the TechSoup blog, so you’re probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who aren't yet confident enough with digital tools and services to increase the impact of their work. MORE
Guatemala: JWebes de Apps - Guatemala. Guatemala: Taller de e-emprendimiento y e-promocion del Campus Tec. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Guatemala: CampusTec - evento de Google. Guatemala: Visita de Experto de Taiwan - Campus Tec - 27 de septiembre. We’re half way into Social Media September , but we’re just getting started! MORE
Ann Harrison, our Communications Director, just pulled together a great photo essay on our work with the National Police Archive in Guatemala. I think this essay really brings home the reality of our work in Guatemala: the stories of interrupted lives buried in an archive being brought into the daylight, as well as the larger context of how this work connects with the issues facing Guatemalan society today MORE
Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? (It’s Last August, I traveled with HRDAG statistician Dr. Megan Price to the Archive in Guatemala City to prepare the statistical evidence with our partners. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Global Game Jam — Guatemala 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ferias de Hardware 2015. I bet you made all sorts of grand New Year's resolutions for 2015. If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. Unless you're Superman, you're probably already struggling. Keeping resolutions is hard. MORE
Hiptipico is an ethical fashion brand based in Panajachel, Guatemala showcasing Maya artisans and their handmade creations. The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 billion in 2021. MORE
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ronda de Negocios Internacional en el Tec. Storymakers is live! TechSoup’s digital storytelling challenge is open between now and September 26, 2014. Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story. We have $13,000 in prizes available! Looking for inspiration for your digital story? Join your local NetSquared group. MORE
Specifically, I presented the audience with the following questions: Were acts of genocide committed against the Mayan people in Guatemala? statistics statisticians HRP Daubert Chad HRDAG human rights Habre Kosovo ASA Guatemala MilosevicGuest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). MORE
This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines. Benetech has been seeing incredible growth in our Martus projects over the last year! We now have over 60,000 bulletins which have been backed up to secure Martus servers by over 1000 users across the world. This represents 400% growth over last year. MORE
Guatemala: DalGT: Actividad de DAL en Guatemala - 26 de Octubre. Guatemala: Meet Latam - convocatoria preliminar. It’s getting colder out there…winter is coming. Huddle up with your #nptech colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. October’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. With 50 groups world-wide there’s probably an event near you! MORE
They are already active in Africa and Latin America, in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The rise of for-profit social enterprises has been quite exciting. Although I'm firmly on the nonprofit side with Benetech (because we focus on big issues where the market is failing), it's definitely easier to get funded sustainably if you have an exciting and invest-able business plan. Evan Haigler is a social entrepreneur I've known for years. MORE
Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. HRP’s statistical analysis of evidence from the Guatemalan National Police Archives, which contains some 80 million documents, has helped to establish forced disappearance as a crime in Guatemala. MORE
The team also visited Obras Sociales Del Santo Hermano Pedro, hospital and clinic in Antigua, Guatemala to interview patients, staff and volunteers regarding how quality medical donations are saving lives and why more are desperately needed. Acclaimed photographer and visual engineer, Ben Von Wong, is working with Avencera Partners, VisionLink, Inc. and the MedSurplus Alliance to create a groundbreaking video for an upcoming social media fundraising campaign. MORE
HRP members produced scientifically sound analysis that is advancing the process of legal justice in Guatemala. In a recent blog post , I described how HRP statistician Daniel Guzmán’s expert testimony in a breakthrough legal case against two former police officers helped score a remarkable victory in the fight to end impunity in Guatemala. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history. MORE
Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on his analysis of the Guatemalan National Police Archive which was discovered by chance in 2005 in a munitions storehouse in Guatemala City. MORE
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OCTOBER 29, 2010
Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on his analysis of the Guatemalan National Police Archive which was discovered by chance in 2005 in a munitions storehouse in Guatemala City.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? (It’s Last August, I traveled with HRDAG statistician Dr. Megan Price to the Archive in Guatemala City to prepare the statistical evidence with our partners.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 10, 2008
Frontline World is airing a terrific piece on our Guatemala work tonight on KQED in the Bay Area (9 pm PT). You can view it online right now. It already aired on the east coast. I don't think we've ever had such extensive and thoughtful coverage of a topic: there are the video segments, slideshows, extended interviews and more. Everybody at Benetech is so proud of our human rights team getting this kind of exposure and promoting the importance of human rights
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 23, 2007
Ann Harrison, our Communications Director, just pulled together a great photo essay on our work with the National Police Archive in Guatemala. I think this essay really brings home the reality of our work in Guatemala: the stories of interrupted lives buried in an archive being brought into the daylight, as well as the larger context of how this work connects with the issues facing Guatemalan society today
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
A great radio story aired today on Public Radio International's show, The World, on Guatemala's civil war records. It talks about National Police Archive in Guatemala, and has a quote from Patrick Ball. Clark Boyd of The World took a team to Guatemala earlier this month, and was there for their big election
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Tags: Ann Harrison HRDAG human rights Smithsonian Patrick Ball Guatemala
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 5, 2007
Two good articles recently covered the Guatemala secret police archive project that we are supporting. Guatemala struggles to find war crimes justice was in the San Francisco Chronicle, and captures the personal side of this work. Many people want to know what happened to those who disappeared in Guatemala's civil war. ITworld.com's Digging for the truth quotes Benetech's Tamy Guberek and notes that our Martus software is being used in the project.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. This historical ruling has established forced disappearance as a crime in Guatemala and provided government prosecutors with a key legal precedent needed to investigate higher ranking officers for their possible role in the case.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 28, 2006
One of our hottest human rights projects is our work in Guatemala, helping with the huge secret police archive that is being analyzed there. National Public Radio's Morning Edition had a great story on the topic this morning, and Benetech's very own Patrick Ball was quoted talking about this as the largest secret police archive ever made available to the human rights process. Be sure to check out the transcript of the piece
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 25, 2012
This repository is an important step forward for the people of Guatemala and those seeking information about human rights abuses that occurred during the country’s 36 years of armed internal conflict. Documents from the Guatemala City-based Archive have already provided critical information in the prosecution of former members of Guatemalan security forces accused of human rights abuses.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
open source Syria technology Richard Feynman open content intellectual property science Guatemala social entrepreneurship Caltech Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Benetech statistician Daniel Guzmán has just published his account of one legal case which set a historic precedent for human rights in Guatemala. Discovered by chance in 2005 in an explosives storehouse in Guatemala City, the archive contains what archivists estimate to be 8 kilometers or approximately 80 million sheets, of paper. Statistical data are very seldom used as evidence in court cases in Guatemala, and defense attorneys were attempting to discredit his testimony.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Specifically, I presented the audience with the following questions: Were acts of genocide committed against the Mayan people in Guatemala? statistics statisticians HRP Daubert Chad HRDAG human rights Habre Kosovo ASA Guatemala MilosevicGuest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA).
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. HRP’s statistical analysis of evidence from the Guatemalan National Police Archives, which contains some 80 million documents, has helped to establish forced disappearance as a crime in Guatemala.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 10, 2011
HRP members produced scientifically sound analysis that is advancing the process of legal justice in Guatemala. In a recent blog post , I described how HRP statistician Daniel Guzmán’s expert testimony in a breakthrough legal case against two former police officers helped score a remarkable victory in the fight to end impunity in Guatemala. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 17, 2010
In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. The past year of research by HRDAG analysts has supported key criminal prosecutions and uncovered the truth about political violence in Guatemala, Iran, Colombia, Chad and Liberia.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 13, 2011
Guzmán Benetech Martus human rights Miradi Guatemala Bookshare CapielBenetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years. Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 11, 2009
Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City. Montenegro founded the Mutual Support Group (GAM), one of the largest organizations representing the families of the disappeared in Guatemala. Tags: arrest HRDAG GAM Édgar Fernando Garcia archive Guatemala National Police Archive
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 13, 2007
This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines. Benetech has been seeing incredible growth in our Martus projects over the last year! We now have over 60,000 bulletins which have been backed up to secure Martus servers by over 1000 users across the world. This represents 400% growth over last year.
EveryAction
JULY 23, 2018
This year, we have activated kitchens to respond to the volcanoes in Hawaii and Guatemala. Tim helped us there, led our kitchen in Hawaii, and even came with us to Guatemala. We actually had a Puerto Rican chef impacted by the hurricane who came with us to Guatemala to cook with us. We did use EveryAction to create a custom page where we could track donations specifically for Guatemala.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 18, 2006
Benetech's Human Rights Program is helping the Ombudsman's Office in Guatemala with the Archives Project. Benetech staff Tamy Guberek, Romesh Silva and Daniel Guzmán are currently in Guatemala City helping the Ombudsman's Office to refine and implement a series of statistical pilot studies conceived by Benetech's Human Rights Program Director Patrick Ball. The National Police was accused by victims of being responsible for much of the violence in Guatemala.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Hiptipico is an ethical fashion brand based in Panajachel, Guatemala showcasing Maya artisans and their handmade creations. The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 billion in 2021.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 25, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Naranya en Guatemala - proyectos con moviles. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tecnologia y educacion - Evento - 7 de agosto - TEC. You’re reading the TechSoup blog, so you’re probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who aren't yet confident enough with digital tools and services to increase the impact of their work.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 4, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Apoyo en comercializacion de Amcham a productos tecnologicos. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Apoyo en comercializacion de Amcham a productos tecnologicos. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tecnologia y educacion - Evento - 7 de agosto - TEC. Actually, that headline is a lie. NetSquared is taking it easy this summer! There are just twenty events scheduled for August, but we’re deep in planning mode for a HUGE fall.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
Guatemala: JWebes de Apps - Guatemala. Guatemala: Taller de e-emprendimiento y e-promocion del Campus Tec. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Guatemala: CampusTec - evento de Google. Guatemala: Visita de Experto de Taiwan - Campus Tec - 27 de septiembre. We’re half way into Social Media September , but we’re just getting started!
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 31, 2015
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon #VIHInfogt #Yorespeto #Yomeinformo. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Networking Day — Quieres hacer negocios en El Salvador? What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to drink, laugh, and network with their peers? Well, there are!
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer un "Pitch" para emprendedores. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital. With less than two weeks to go, TechSoup’s Storymakers campaign is roaring along.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Guatemala: Taller para hacer un “elevator pitch” Wednesday, October 2. Guatemala: Drupal Camp de Guatemala - 2013. Guatemala: DalGT: Actividad de DAL en Guatemala - 26 de Octubre. Guatemala: Meet Latam - convocatoria preliminar. Last month was a monster for NetSquared - we held 48 events during Social Media September , including 14 workshops and nine social media surgeries.
VisionLink
AUGUST 18, 2015
The team also visited Obras Sociales Del Santo Hermano Pedro, hospital and clinic in Antigua, Guatemala to interview patients, staff and volunteers regarding how quality medical donations are saving lives and why more are desperately needed. Acclaimed photographer and visual engineer, Ben Von Wong, is working with Avencera Partners, VisionLink, Inc. and the MedSurplus Alliance to create a groundbreaking video for an upcoming social media fundraising campaign.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 3, 2015
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps #Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2015 Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: TEDXGuatemalacity 2015 — Canton Exposicion Zona 4. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably encountered one of my twice-monthly roundups of nonprofit tech meetups.
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Guatemala: DalGT: Actividad de DAL en Guatemala - 26 de Octubre. Guatemala: Meet Latam - convocatoria preliminar. It’s getting colder out there…winter is coming. Huddle up with your #nptech colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. October’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. With 50 groups world-wide there’s probably an event near you!
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 29, 2016
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Conversatorio de temas de la Propiedadintelectual via @delvallegt @acmchapter. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #coretic2016 #innovacionfinanciera. Guatemala City, Guatemala: isocgt Primera Reunión del Capitulo de Isoc Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala Vol. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps Guatemala 2016 — Usac.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 28, 2012
Over the last 17 years, Kar and I crossed paths in Haiti, Guatemala, Colombia, and many times at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS. A Guest Reflection by Dr. Patrick Ball, Benetech's Chief Scientist I am terribly sad to learn today of the untimely death of a friend and mentor, Dr. Karen Ramey Burns. Kar was a forensic anthropologist who specialized in human rights cases, and she was a founders of our Colombian partner organization EQUITAS ).
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Join a Social Media Surgery in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; or Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom. Guatemala: Social Media Surgery - Campus Tec. Guatemala: Evento de Wayra Day de Guatemala - Convocatoria Preliminar. Guatemala: JWebes de Apps - Guatemala. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Guatemala: [#CampusTec - evento de Google] ([link].
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 1, 2016
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon de TechforGood Guatemala Pepitalabs. Guatemala City, Guatemala: wordswelivein Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Lanzamiento de Aceleradora de Spaceappsgt en Usac. You're reading the TechSoup blog, so you're probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 14, 2015
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Global Game Jam — Guatemala 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ferias de Hardware 2015. I bet you made all sorts of grand New Year's resolutions for 2015. If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. Unless you're Superman, you're probably already struggling. Keeping resolutions is hard.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ronda de Negocios Internacional en el Tec. Storymakers is live! TechSoup’s digital storytelling challenge is open between now and September 26, 2014. Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story. We have $13,000 in prizes available! Looking for inspiration for your digital story? Join your local NetSquared group.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento de Ciudades Inteligentes — #smartcityhack. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Edudaygt 26 de febrero. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Bootcamp del Tec — Taller sobre aspectos de mercadeo para emprendedores. NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 19, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Guatemala, Guatemala: Ronda de negocios internacional en el Tec. Every month TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to over 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events NetSquared is the place for you!
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 3, 2017
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Innovagt Next Extended Event de #google. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2017 #Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: SpaceAppsgt 2017 #bigdata #opendata en #uvg. Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?"
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Charla con Scripps Networks Interactive en Guatemala. HourofCode Guatemala via @delvallegt. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #Pechakuchagt #Antigua 5 de Octubre en Impact Hub. October is here, which means we can't ignore the fact that fall has arrived. The weather's getting cooler (except for our friends in Los Angeles!), and the leaves are starting to change color.
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Automatización de QA para dispositivos móviles y aplicaciones web. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de seguridad en Internet. Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 27, 2012
They are already active in Africa and Latin America, in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The rise of for-profit social enterprises has been quite exciting. Although I'm firmly on the nonprofit side with Benetech (because we focus on big issues where the market is failing), it's definitely easier to get funded sustainably if you have an exciting and invest-able business plan. Evan Haigler is a social entrepreneur I've known for years.
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