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Seeds for a Future

ASU Lodestar Center

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

Tech Soup

Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking provides video and broadcast training to young people. The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization offers therapy, developmental activities, and job training. About SANGONet.

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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. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia. The technology is shipped directly to the local NGO.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. This is an NGO that is relies heavily on good communication and effective project management. ATCAC provides training in work skills, social skills, and health education taught by professionals. All of them happen to use Microsoft Office to good advantage.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Caitlin tells it like it is--the nitty gritty of starting up an NGO, and why she believes it is important to help the people you are serving to create the change they want to see, not to create the change for them. The biggest challenge is definitely the fact that an “NGO” in Mali is seen as a “waritigi” (money owner).

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Susie's Blog -- A Nonprofit Techie Who Loves Chocolate and Open Source Software

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tell me a little about your organization AFL, which was Cambridge Independent Advice Centre until, ooh, just recently, is a medium sized voluntary organisation based in Cambridge, which has advice (on Social Welfare Law) and IT projects. It sounds like you're an "accidental techie" - in that you didn't get training to do tech stuff.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Finance / @southwestfdns.

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