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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits

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NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Join us at your local group. Naples, Florida: How to use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers. Jakarta, Indonesia: Strategy of Data Collection for Nonprofits. Jakarta, Indonesia: YouTube for Nonprofits.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

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This is what I wrote: "The specific and primary purpose of the corporation is to engage in educational and charitable activities which educate the public regarding the appropriate use of computer technology." Our network partner in Indonesia runs Kitabisa.com ("We can"), a Kickstarter-like crowdfunding platform.

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#4Change Chat Wrap-Up: Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rare, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, uses Miradi in all its worldwide campaigns to promote biodiversity and has translated the Miradi software into Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Spanish. Elaina says that Miradi helped her determine what knowledge was needed by local residents to adopt behaviors that promote clean water.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

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Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Seattle, Washington: Fall Nonprofit Technology Speed Geek. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Matloding, South Africa: Technology for Rural Development. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.