Tech Soup Blog

APRIL 28, 2015

We at TechSoup are deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. GlobalGiving has set up a Nepal Earthquake Relief fund to support the on-the-ground efforts of local reputable charities. You can donate via GlobalGiving's website or by texting GIVE NEPAL to 80088. Network for Good makes it easy to donate online to charities working in Nepal. Most major news outlets have also compiled lists of charities doing good work in Nepal.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 29, 2015

The above graphic comes from a post from ntegrity called “ The Challenge of Nonprofits Responding to Nepal ” that describes the donor attention cycle when it comes to emergency fundraising. The articles discusses how larger nonprofits are often effective in their programs and fundraising, but they’re also bureaucracies (or what Allison and I called fortresses) that operate on levels of approval cycles rather than a fast start up approach. Image Source: ntegrity.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Person Finder: 2015 Nepal Earthquake : 'via Blog this

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 26, 2015

The devastating earthquake in Nepal has killed more than 2,400 people and injured about 5,900, residents so far (as reported in the NY Times on Sunday). Please donate to help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims now. earthquake in Nepal. Robert has been working the last year or so from Nepal. He has posted that he was not in Nepal at the moment, but was worried about friends there.

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MAY 13, 2015

Ads will target Internet Week for Nepal donations : "New initiative will use targeted ads to raise money for Nepal earthquake relief" 'via Blog this

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MAY 18, 2015

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com : " One interesting effort has been from the crowdsourced mapping community, especially on OpenStreetMap.org, a free and open web map of the world that anyone can edit (think the Wikipedia of maps.)

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APRIL 17, 2014

In Nepal, an estimated 75 infants and 12 women die in childbirth every day, many of them needlessly due to inadequate care. In Nepal, an estimated 75 infants and 12 women die in childbirth every day, many of them needlessly due to inadequate care. hope phones International medic mobile mobile Mobile nepal samahope Program The problem isn’t care. It’s coordination. Hope Phones by Medic Mobile and Samahope are working together to bridge that gap.

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MAY 15, 2015

Nepal earthquake to 'Bruce Almighty' cat: Does crowdfunding help or hurt? CBCNews.ca Mobile : 'via Blog this

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MAY 4, 2015

How 'Crisis Mapping' Is Shaping Disaster Relief in Nepal : "Answering those questions is the goal of crisis mapping, which has become an important assist to first responders in Nepal as they try to untangle logistics and respond to needs for medical care, shelter, and food and water since calamity struck last Saturday." 'via

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APRIL 27, 2015

A Force for Good: How Digital Jedis are Responding to the Nepal Earthquake | iRevolutions : 'via Blog this

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MAY 12, 2015

Bikers ride for Nepal, raise donations online - The Times of India : "Namma Kudla bikers' hearts beat for the quake-ravaged Nepal. A group of 25 cyclists on Sunday morning set out on a 30km journey to raise funds for the resettlement and rehabilitation of people in some of the worst quake-hit regions of the Himalayan nation. " 'via Blog this

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MAY 11, 2015

Facebook Donate Button Raises $15 Million for Nepal - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "A simple call to donate appearing in Facebook’s news feeds for one week raised more than $15 million from 754,000 people for relief efforts in earthquake-shattered Nepal, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday. "I I want to thank everyone in our community for coming together to support those affected by the Nepal earthquake," Mr. Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page." 'via

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MAY 8, 2015

Ohio State professor uses satellite images to aid Nepal relief effort | The Columbus Dispatch : "But after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Nepal on April 25, killing more than 7,000 people and injuring at least 14,000 more, Howat and one of his colleagues, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, realized that the technology they use could help relief efforts." 'via

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APRIL 27, 2015

Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake : "Facebook is urging its members to donate to the emergency response teams responding to the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, over the weekend — and the social network will match contributions up to $2 million.

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MAY 6, 2015

A surprisingly important part of the Nepal relief effort operates right here in Huntsville | WHNT.com : "When a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, the scientists on the ground there went to work with whatever satellite data they could get their hands on.

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AFP Blog

MAY 7, 2015

Crowdfunded Campaigns For Nepal Are Huge. But the magnitude of mini-campaigns for the Nepal disaster is unprecedented, says Amy Sample Ward, CEO of a nonprofit technology organization called NTEN." 'via Is That A Good Way To Give? Goats and Soda : NPR : "Crowdfunding was widely popular in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. via Blog this

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APRIL 30, 2015

In earthquake-ravaged Nepal, the BBC is using messaging app Viber to share information and safety tips » Nieman Journalism Lab : "In the aftermath of last week’s earthquake that devastated Nepal, BBC News is today launching an account on the messaging app Viber to publish news, information, and tips for staying safe as the country continues to recover." 'via

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

Where Is All the Aid Money for Nepal Going? As the CEO of Young Innovations, a Nepali technology company that develops innovative solutions for social impact, Bista sprang into action within 24 hours of the earthquake to build the OpenNepal Earthquake Portal, a data sharing platform that brings greater transparency to people, organizations, and countries pledging money to Nepal." 'via

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AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Drones used by Canadian relief team - Politics - CBC News : "Many of those striking aerial images were shot by drones gliding above, the kind of eye-in-the-sky technology that Canadian relief teams will begin deploying as soon as today over the stricken mountainous areas between India and Tibet.​" 'via Blog this

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 22, 2009

Heifer International, Beaconfire, and Forge FX have teamed up to launch Heifer Village: Nepal – an online game that takes players deep into the lives of Nepalese villagers who are striving to overcome poverty and hunger. The challenges you’ll face mirror those that Heifer’s real-life partners in Nepal deal with every day. We hope you’ll visit www.heifervillage.org/nepal and try it out.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2015

Google and Facebook Help Nepal Earthquake Survivors and Contacts Connect - NYTimes.com : "Google’s Person Finder was tracking about 6,300 records as of Monday evening. Anyone can enter a person’s name, biographical information and photograph into Google’s database. You can specify whether you are that person, are seeking information about that person or have reason to believe the person is either alive or missing. Google does not review or verify the data." 'via via Blog this'. NPNepal

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Video: Facebook Says Thank You to Its Users for Donating Millions During Nepal Earthquake - India Real Time - WSJ : "Six months on, funds worth more than $15 million have been raised through the feature, according to the social-media company, and on Tuesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a video chronicling how the money had been spent, from distribution of medicines to providing reproductive health services and surgical care.

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APRIL 27, 2015

Please Donate to Help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims Now | Beth’s Blog : "The next thing I noticed in my Facebook feed was a post from Robert Scoble mentioning a new Facebook feature that lets you check on friends in a disaster. I pinged Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross and she mentioned that Facebook had been testing this feature and the Red Cross was working with them through Operation Dragon Fire to ensure the data is appropriately shared with relief operations and safety officials.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 29, 2015

Government working actively to offer relief to Nepal: VK Singh | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis : "The former army chief later took to Twitter to share this information. Sent off the 1st batch of aid material collected by supporters. Hoping 2send more in the coming days. Donate as much as u can #IndiaWithNepal," he tweeted. At least 4,352 bodies have reportedly been recovered so far after Saturday's devastating earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale."

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AFP Blog

APRIL 29, 2015

Tech Firms Aid in Nepal Earthquake Relief, and How You Can Help - World Wide Web on Top Tech News : "Business-oriented social network LinkedIn said Monday that it partnered with the Digital Humanitarian Network to use LinkedIn to help find unmanned aerial vehicle experts in the region who can use their technology to get better information to relief workers about the most impacted areas." 'via

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2005

Interesting article about the localization of linux in Nepal. Similar language, cultural, and access issues as Cambodia

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Meet Chuna: Empowering women in rural Nepal – a READ Global video. Filmed in Nepal, this story is told by the woman it features – Chuna – and her experiences being a girl in a traditional culture that would not let her get an education. By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Last year, my colleague Eamon Stack of ENCLUDE Ireland (TechSoup Global's partner NGO in Ireland) wrote a great blog post about his experience helping Foundation Nepal overhaul its technology infrastructure. Like Concern, Foundation Nepal has field workers in very remote areas with limited Internet access. Eamon helped Foundation Nepal implement Office 365, as well as Salesforce and a handful of other software-as-a-service applications.

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Tech Soup Blog

MAY 10, 2011

Foundation Nepal: A Case Study. The charity was Foundation Nepal and typical of a mission driven charity, its founders (Nicky and Amber) were the two main movers in the organization. Foundation Nepal was founded five years ago after Nicky and Amber went on a visit to Nepal. They were both financial accountants at KPMG and were on a walking holiday when they were confronted by the chronic poverty they encountered in the rural villages of Nepal.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students. Renu Shah Bagaria is the founder of Koseli, a center for children in Kathmandu, Nepal, who, due to their economic circumstances and the country’s recent civil war, live in the city’s streets and slums.

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Tech Soup Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

p.s. Please join Box employees and our partners and donate to our Nepal recovery fund. BoxWorks is back and better than before. Join Box.org at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from September 28–30 for thought-provoking workshops, presentations, and discussions with other technology leaders who are figuring out how to use the cloud to enable success for their organizations. BoxWorks is about empowering IT leaders to take control of their technology destiny.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2016

From the earthquake in Nepal to the numerous tsunamis that have devastated Japan and Southeast Asia, drones are being used to pinpoint remote regions that would typically be underserved by emergency crews, in the end saving more lives.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

There are more than 6 million ”untouchables”, Dalits, living in Nepal today. We asked the five most popular Finnish celebrities to donate their Facebook profiles to five Dalits from Nepal. Branded worthless from the day they are born, they are shunned by society, treated inhumanely and allowed to carry out only the most lowly of jobs, such as the cleaning of human waste and digging of graves. Because they are deemed polluting, people even avoid their shadow.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

New York City, Colombia, the Philippines, and Nepal. "We had a blast! These kids over the course of the next 18 months did not really fully comprehend that they were learning basic social, emotional, and civic competencies because they were moving and dancing the entire time." -- Sara Potler Sara Potler is the Founder and CEO of Dance 4 Peace.

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Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 18, 2015

Drones in Nepal. After the destructive earthquake in Nepal, drones provided crucial assistance to aid workers. The Rock isn't going to save San Francisco after a cargo ship-moving, bridge-splitting, tsunami-causing earthquake … but cutting-edge technology might. Given recent progress by inventors, it looks like it can. I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action.

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Tech Soup Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

His short film, Let There Be Sight , about a surgical eyesight camp in Nepal, will premiere at Lights. Aaron Bramley is the co-founder and director of communications and education of Lights. Camera. Help., a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to encouraging other nonprofit. and cause-driven organizations to use film and video to tell their. stories. The Lights. Camera. Nonprofit Film Festival is set to focus on good for its fourth consecutive year in Austin, Texas.

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Global Giving

MARCH 26, 2018

Featured Photo: Some children in rural Nepal don't have access to electricity. If you’d grown up in our home, you’d have probably heard the phrase kila mtu , the Swahili word for everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2006

Bev Traynor from Portugal Andre Quintos from Phillipines Trish Perkins (who is traveling in Nepal and other places in that part of the world) ThaRum and Wanna (in Cambodia) CharityBlog from John Howes from the UK. The ngo meme is: What are the five resources that you would recommend to anybody working in an NGO who wanted to know about information management and technology but didn't know where to start. Tag 5 other colleagues. add the tag "ngomeme" to your post.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Based in Kathmandu, Nepal, RDIC''s mission is to empower rural women with education and skills, and to engage them in micro-enterprises so they supplement their family income and live with dignity and pride.

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Tech Soup Blog

MARCH 29, 2017

These posts have benefited an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. These folks do astonishing work. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2011

This year’s campaign hopes to raise $65,000 to invest in Mama Lucy’s secondary school in Tanzania, Renu & Maggie’s schools in Kathmandu & Surkhet, Nepal, and Suraya’s women’s shelter in Afghanistan. Show some love in the next fews at To Mama With Love , a creative social fundraiser that leverages the emotional connection we feel with our own mothers or our own pride of being a mom.

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MAY 27, 2015

For example, the fundraising service FrontStream recently pitched in to help spread awareness about and assist with relief efforts for the thousands of people devastated by the recent earthquakes in Nepal. Kayla Matthews is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. She is a writer and blogger with a passion for self-improvement and helping others. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter to read all of her latest posts. _. Branding is crucial for any organization’s marketing strategy.

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Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map.

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