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Guam and the Consortium

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Arriving on Guam felt like coming back to the United States, although it's more like Hawaii than the mainland! Hafa Adai" is used frequently, pronounced "half-a-day," it means hello or goodbye, kind of like aloha in Hawaii. It's actually hard to get local cuisine in the restaurants, far easier to get Japanese food.

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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Image 2: Code for Hawaii, Bytemarks. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.

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The Island Hopper to Micronesia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the mission of the trip is to understand the situation of visually impaired students in Micronesia, I absolutely get the benefits of visiting these islands and enjoying the scenery. is to fly to Hawaii and then take the "island-hopper." Getting to these islands is not simple. The way to get to the main islands from the U.S.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. Students, professors, and deans will be able to express their opinion and report any problems in their school or university. The site will publish the problem in hopes that it will pressure local government officials to solve them.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. How about you?

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Carnet Williams: Nonprofit Technology, Blogging, Aggregating, & Surfing.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I formed Community Networking Technologies (CNT) with another law student (Rachel Ogdie, now my wife Yeh!) We ran around to local nonprofits in Eugene helping them with their technology projects. We taught our NetCorps students skills such as running meetings, performing needs assessments, project management, etc.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

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I’m recovering from a motorcycle accident and unable to attend services at my local synagogue. I am a student at Bowling Green State University and cannot make it home for services, this is a great way for me to participate in a service while at school. We live in Maui, Hawaii. May G-d give us another year. Amen – Eileen.

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