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Tech Impact Receives $200,000 Grant

TechImpact

Tech Impact’s Anthony Pisapia on left, and Patrick Calihan on right. William Kendima moved from Liberia to the United States in 2005. While in Liberia, Kendima never used a computer; however, through dedication, hard work, and a little help from ITWorks , Kendima’s dream of working in IT has been realized.

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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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6 Examples of Nonprofits Working with For-Profits for a Greater Good

NonProfit Hub

Helping some of the world’s most impoverished children in Liberia is a complex problem, but ChildFund International receives help from an important partner back in the U.S.: A pair of shoes might not sound like much, yet there’s a big need for them in Liberia. Check out some of the case studies to see what kind of impact has been made.

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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

Tech Soup

These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. Whether it is nonprofits calling out misleading, damaging "no overhead" campaigns , demanding more governmental support, or proudly sharing our impact, a more assertive and proud nonprofit sector is needed.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008. Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues.

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I focus on the great work that causes and nonprofits do on our platform to engage with supporters and inspire advocacy. We work to empower the millions of people and organizations that use Facebook to create high-impact solutions to problems big and small, all over the world. Make supporters the stars. What is the url?

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Climate Reality did this by building a Facebook chatbot designed to educate supporters and build the organization’s email list to sign up for action alerts. The bot funnels supporters to different options on the lower rungs of the ladder of engagement. . Unicef’s bot has had some early successes. And who determines the line?