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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

In recent years, we have seen the growth of technology interventions that help small-scale farmers access life-saving information to protect their livelihoods and their families. Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. However, there’s a lot more work to be done. These ideas are just the start.

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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

In Mozambique, for example, a recent study showed that using just 1GB of data can cost well over two months’ wages for the average citizen. The CNET review on it is pretty bad complaining of short battery life, a slow processor, and poor call quality. International Data Corporation ( IDC ) says that IoT is big and getting bigger.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

He has won many honors, including the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the International Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellowship. Van Jones is the co-founder and President of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

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