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Seeds for a Future Part 3: Creating a sustainable future

ASU Lodestar Center

This may be the most overused and least accurate phrase we hear nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) utter in Guatemala. Before raising the hopes of any community, one of the first things an NGO should ask itself is: After we leave, what will remain in the community, and is it something they want and can sustain?

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Seeds for a Future

ASU Lodestar Center

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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.

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Love to Learn Tech Tips in Person? NetSquared Is for You!

Tech Soup

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the digital divide by giving every NGO the tools and skills to accomplish its mission efficiently and effectively. Toronto has scheduled a Pints not Profits social, Victoria is holding its annual NGO Ho Ho party, and the Research Triangle will hold an NPTech Mixer. Upcoming Events.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

San Francisco, California: Social Impact in Tech: Panel Discussion with LinkedIn, Lyft, and Salesforce. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Taipei, Taiwan: NGO要怎麼搞群眾募資?- 綠盟經驗談. Monday, October 16, 2017. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: Giving Tuesday Brainstorming.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Brooklyn, New York: The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact Without Burnout. Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact. Guatemala City, Guatemala: 7 Days of Genius Guatemala.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

New York, New York: Too Important To "Go Viral" — Using Facebook Ads to Drive Predictable, Repeatable Impact. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Summer Social. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Campaña de Unicef temas Vituales de Niñez en Guatemala 2016. Wednesday, June 22, 2016.