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Trainer’s Notebook: #Tech2Empower Peru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Greetings from Cusco, Peru! I am honored to be working with Wake International on their Tech2Empower Program in Cusco, Peru. Our group of advisors includes 20 impressive women from 8 technology companies who are sharing their skills and expertise with local women entrepreneurs help them to scale their businesses.

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The Non-Profit That's Using Technology to Put Itself Out of Business | WIRED

AFP Blog

The Non-Profit That''s Using Technology to Put Itself Out of Business | WIRED : "Ferrari is the CEO of Heifer International, a non-profit that donates things like livestock, seeds, farm equipment, and other essentials to farmers in the developing world, helping them become self-sufficient.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I made it to the 1000K level for United, in part, due to too many International trips, including teaching a master class and workshop session at the IFC-Asia in Bangkok, teaching a workshop in Brasil for Ford Motor Company Leadership Fellowship Program, and Tech2Empower in Peru.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. In the past year, Childreach International has impacted the lives of over 70,000 children.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. Naples, Florida: How to Use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. I had the feeling that there was something else that I could be doing with my passion for journalism and my knowledge of international reporting. I have a story that you have to hear.'" CH: Yes, we do.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. They are leaders in technologies to reclaim difficult to recover materials like rare earths. Africa's technology lifecycle for displays is two to three times the productive use cycle in richer nations.