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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

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Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. Ramakrishna Mission Students Home in India provides a home and education to orphaned boys from rural Tamil Nadu state in South India. This NGO runs a primary day school, a residential high school, and a residential polytechnic college. More Stories, Let's Add Yours.

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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

Tech Soup

Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. Ramakrishna Mission Students Home in India provides a home and education to orphaned boys from rural Tamil Nadu state in South India. This NGO runs a primary day school, a residential high school, and a residential polytechnic college. More Stories, Let's Add Yours.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

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We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. ATN is an NGO association of over 2,000 telecenters. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. It is one of the rapidly emerging " BRIC " economies, along with Russia, India and China.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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This is technology for good news from India. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. Accessibility. I'm just wondering how they're different from today's PCs?

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Enabling a Participatory Culture using Creative Commons Licenses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit.

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