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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

The result is an impressive document that can be used by many non-profit organizations, NGOs, International Organizations and even government ministries and agencies to address similar problems in their own organization. "Hujambo from Tanzania! ." "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

The result is an impressive document that can be used by many non-profit organizations, NGOs, International Organizations and even government ministries and agencies to address similar problems in their own organization. "Hujambo from Tanzania! Meru, Shepherds Junior School was connected to the internet for the very first time.

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. African ideas and solutions were very much a part of our role in the international development sector.

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Mapping funding for racial justice: A political imperative

Candid

For human rights, such a “colorblind” approach is deeply troubling and reflective of the histories of power and race that have been roundly critiqued, both within philanthropy and beyond. We are doing internal anti-racism work within our organization and with peer networks.

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2012 Nonprofit Technology Year in Review

Tech Soup

They are the fastest spreading technology in human history. eTransform Africa also describes the work of technology hubs or incubators across Africa such as iHub and NaiLab in Kenya, Hive CoLab, and AppLab in Uganda, Activspaces in Cameroon, BantaLabs in Senegal, Kinu in Tanzania or infoDev's mLabs in Kenya and South Africa.

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Nonprofit Technology News for September 2013

Tech Soup

” Their history of smartwatches is also good. The service has 17 million users and is transforming the way wealth is distributed in poor countries, which now include Tanzania, India, and Afghanistan as well as Kenya. Health tracker. Security device. Find more on this in ZDnet’s “ The smartwatch worth waiting for.”

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years.