Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bangalore, India. The organization is accredited by one of the strongest academic curricula in India, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), and conducts the ICSE and ISC exams for students in grades 10 and 12. Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

If our Bookshare team is trying to help a blind student in India get a book she needs for university, make it easy for us to do that. The ability of that Indian blind student shouldn’t depend on whether she can get her university or a local blindness charity to do it for her.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. Viji, who is from India, received a BA in accounting from Madras University and moved with her husband to the Bay Area. In countries outside the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

. • We have been especially successful in receiving blanket agreements from major trade book publishers such as HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Perseus, Scholastic, Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as many university presses (including Cambridge U Press). Most publishers don’t say yes or no.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Situated on the banks of the Vellayani fresh water lake, on the outskirts on Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India , IISE is a testimony to social enterprise at its very best. The campus, that feels like a holiday resort and an university at the same time houses the International Institute of Social Entrepreneurs.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Rice professor bringing hand-held technology to schools in India | Ultimate West U: "Krishna Palem, a Rice University professor, is leading an effort on three continents to create a low-cost, electronic version of the hand-held slates that millions of Indian children use in school's today.Thanks to a partnership between Rice, Singapore's Nanyang Technological (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 8, 2008

Virginia and Kate, my wife and daughter, volunteered to come along with me on my one-week trip to South India. South India is famous for its temples. He seems to have universal appeal, and most temples I saw had a shrine to him near the entrance. So, I extended it to two weeks and added a trip to Madurai as part of that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Just after returning from India and Bangladesh, I received word that one of my key contacts and hosts had suddenly passed away. Professor Vinod Sena was a retired professor of English literature at the University of Delhi. Vinod Sena in memoriam I had a very unfortunate reminder of the fragile state of each human being this week.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

They recruited their staff from Nairobi slums as well as students from poor rural backgrounds who had made it to Nairobi universities. Steve went to India for more tests. They made a great team: Steve was an enthusiastic salesman/CEO, passionate about building up Kenya through good IT jobs, and Carol ran the team.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

It means to get on top of any mountain and shout to the universe – “This is who I am, and I love all of me! ” “To me, pride is the ability to be one’s unabashed, entire self. I feel that at one time or another, working at Accelevents has made us look within and answer the questions of “What am I made of?

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . Areas served: US, India, South Africa. The Kresge Foundation. Lilly Endowment Inc.’s

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

People who start novel organizations like Ashesi University in Ghana, Technology Access Foundation in Seattle, and Shanti Bhavan (a boarding school) in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Meanwhile, a team at Stanford University is running a bone marrow event with cheek swabbing for Amit today and next week (@100KCheeks) and helping universities across the country run similar simple events through DoSomething.org. ’ The goal? To find a perfect match for Amit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America. In a recent blog post , Ed explains why growth markets are key to this proposed merger of two of the publishing world’s biggest players.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

I have worked in a bustling public library, a small governmental department library, a huge federal medical library, a small specialized library for a film studio, a huge archival special collection for a university, a medical school library, and the library for the school I got my Master’s Degree of Library Science from, UCLA.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Change is universal and inevitable. v, AnyRoad, and Unsettled, as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, Italy to India. Change is disorienting. Change clouds your horizons and paralyzes your courage. Today’s ever-increasing pace of change is relentless.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

What Makes a Cane "Smart" Wired recently published a story about a prototype smart cane called the XploR , which is being built by a research team at Birmingham City University in the U.K. Selene Chew developed the BlindSpot as a project for her senior thesis at the University of Singapore. Other Smart Cane Models.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

She did a joint Masters in Public Health and Economic Development at Columbia University. Before and during her studies, she conducted field research for governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as foundations, on maternal and child health in Sri Lanka, Ghana, Haiti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and India.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Read on to get the full effect: The Google Impact Challenge is in India! The results were analyzed by CIRCLE, the youth civic engagement institute at Tufts University. Indian nonprofits have 17 days left to submit their innovative approach or technology to solve today''s biggest problems. Get the full report here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 27, 2010

Harish Hande of Selco of India advocated passionately to involve the poor in the planning for ventures and initiatives designed to help them. His proposal was that time-limited “smart subsidies” be used to encourage the adoption of these innovations until the adoption curve gets to the point where the commercial market takes over.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 12, 2006

I walked around the old town, seeing the sights (the Gateway of India) and doing some shopping. Now, in the airports in India, they frequently had ladies-only security lines. Never on Sunday I arrived in Mumbai (Bombay) on a Sunday, and decided to do a bit of tourism. When I arrived there, it was only 630 pm and the door was locked.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

The panel was moderated by Greg Dees of Duke University, one of the leading business school professors tracking and analyzing the social entrepreneurship movement. Succession issues: how do we build an organization that will outlive our involvement, and how to approach recruiting a successor to the founder, was a session that I moderated.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

Navy SEALs for 20 years, retiring as a commander, and holds an MBA from New York University's Leonard N. Used to prepare warriors for battle in Northern India over 5,000 years ago, it is an incredibly powerful self-development program that complements the physical training a SEAL undergoes perfectly. Stern School of Business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

He mentioned developments in the technology – like the $35 tablet in India – that are getting many more people who were left out connected. Larry Irving talked about the many ways mobile is bridging the digital divide around the world and helping to deliver poverty reduction programs.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In 2010, SAP invested almost US$17 million in universities and nonprofits worldwide, an increase from US$10 million in 2009. For example: SAP continues to invest in their University Alliances program , which provides technology and expertise to educate students throughout the world and cultivate new IT leaders.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia , followed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Egypt. Global University of Islamic Finance , in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is working on developing Islamic oriented socially conscious investing in cooperation with Sharia law. The Challenge of Philanthropy to the Muslim World.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

Navy SEALs for 20 years, retiring as a commander, and holds an MBA from New York University''s Leonard N. Used to prepare warriors for battle in Northern India over 5,000 years ago, it is an incredibly powerful self-development program that complements the physical training a SEAL undergoes perfectly. Stern School of Business.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

Universities & Colleges (5%). billion), India ($12.0 This reflects the diverse, new world of international development where foundations, corporations, charities, nonprofits, churches, universities, families and individuals can and are contributing to international relief and development in the developing world. "

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2009

By chance this morning, I discovered the blog of my one twitter followers, Sumitroy001 who works with ngos and social media in India. I landed on the syllabus for a course in data visualization at Harvard University. But, it's also valuable to do as a group exercise to spark discussion and reflection.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. What are now towering skyscrapers of steel and glass started as modest, quiet rooms in monasteries and churches.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Malhan’s approach to developing accessibility is informed by his experience in a developing country, namely India, where advanced technologies, like smartphones, are not as readily available or affordable. According to Malhan, the biggest challenge in the developing world for the disabled is a lack access to resources and information.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.” Local businesses became national.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

Navy SEALs for 20 years, retiring as a commander, and holds an MBA from New York University''s Leonard N. Used to prepare warriors for battle in Northern India over 5,000 years ago, it is an incredibly powerful self-development program that complements the physical training a SEAL undergoes perfectly. Stern School of Business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

He has also put together a team of advisers including Jeffrey David Sachs , Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of the Acumen Fund , and Linda Rottenberg is CEO and Co-founder of Endeavor. Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&#

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