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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Over the past few years, I have seen human rights groups become much more sophisticated about how they use technology to document human rights abuses. My most recent visit to Nigeria confirmed this trend. Human rights monitors in Nigeria continue to be harassed. We also had sporadic and limited Internet connectivity.

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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To fill in the gap, social good entrepreneurs worldwide have built upon the momentum of crowdfunding and extended crowdfunding services to nonprofits, NGOs, and charities in regions where online fundraising has been challenging up to this point in the Internet’s short history. Donate-ng (Nigeria). BackaBuddy (South Africa).

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The State of the Internet 2014

Tech Soup

Mary Meeker of the of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, does a yearly report on current state of the Internet and IT at about half way through the year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

It doesn’t require internet access. Broadcasting lessons over the radio in Nigeria: As an Education Champion and founder of ACE Charity, Kiki James runs safe space clubs to help equip girls in northern Nigeria with the tools they need to realize their ambitions. Technology That Maximizes Donor Impact.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Revenues from developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Denmark, where subscription fees are comparable to those in the United States, help us underwrite the cost of memberships in developing world countries such as India, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Our team is brimming with ideas for making that vision a reality.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Integrated Services and Emerging Technologies for Nonprofits. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Security. You like numbers?

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Each of these groups provided insights into the challenge, determined a focus area where technology can help, and developed a solution.

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