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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above). s development.

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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Tech Soup

ADB's work is in three main areas: Local. At a local level, ADB operates a workshop to manufacture and recycle wooden pallets, maintain parks and greenways, and collect packaging for recycling. ADB supplies French charities with low-cost refurbished hardware and software product donations through its TechSoup Solidatech Program.

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Guest Post: World Maker Faire and the New York Hall of Science: Radical Trust

Museum 2.0

The indefatigable Nick Normal, who works with a makerspace/gallery called Flux Factory in Queens, was Maker Faire’s local maker community coordinator. Martha Stewart hosted a reception at their amazing loft/work space in Manhattan for local makers. We had over 400 makers at the Faire and 25,000 visitors in two days.