Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

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. Make sure they know they are probably qualified to join Bookshare!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Nonprofit CEOs as Technology Decision Makers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. Wednesday, April 26, 2017.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

The high Internet growth countries are now India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, and Philippines. One of the most interesting findings is how technology is getting less expensive. 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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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

While machine learning is increasingly used by companies across the private sector, few nonprofits have integrated this kind of technology into their operations to date. Featured Photo: Send 100 Girls to STEM Camp in Nigeria by Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). Learn about DataRobot’s AI for Good program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2012

One of the messages I wanted to share with this group of young women was that women can do technology – and that they can use social media to help them with their social change projects. What they found inspiring was that a women can balance being a mother with a career in technology.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Luckily for you, NetSquared is here to keep you on track.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Another example of a chatbot being used for good is in the WFP (World Food Program), which uses the chatbot in Haiti and Nigeria to ask people about the food security and prices in their communities. Yeshi provides emotional and visual ways of telling the nonprofit’s story and helping people understand the major challenges.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Digital Storytelling. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum: Assistive Technology. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Digital Story Maker. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Washington, DC: Workshop: Crafting Powerful Stories.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Huddle up with your #nptech colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Computer Tutoring (Graphic Design). It’s getting colder out there…winter is coming. October’s NetSquared Events. Monday, October 21. Tuesday, October 22.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Orlando, Florida: Nonprofit Technology Symposium. Abuja, Nigeria: TechSoup Online Programs. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2008

Does your work and interests include how information and communication technology (ICTs) can be used to promote social change? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you might want to consider participating in this online mentoring program for women in Nigeria. Take this three question quick quiz: 1. The Women???s

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

Many of the publishers do provide us with permissions do not have global rights, and limit the availability of these books to certain jurisdictions • We first launched international Bookshare in India and have more than 1000 members there, as well as permissions agreements with more than ten publishers in India • We have recently concluded agreements (..)

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2021

Likely, most of this growth will come from China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Technology is constantly on the move and best practices will continue to shift for everything digital, but all-in-all, considering a mobile-first approach today is still relevant and still worth the effort. billion people across the globe.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 8, 2005

Susan Bazilli, an international human rights attorney, recently brought Martus to the attention of the women's rights community in Africa, through a posting to the Women's Information Technology Transfer site. And all this is on top of Martus work we're actively engaged with in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Learn How Your NGO Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools. Mahikeng, South Africa: Technology for Rural Development. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. Morogoro, Tanzania: Technology for Livelihood Improvement. Monday, October 2, 2017.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Ah, technology. Adichie captures life during Nigeria’s Biafran war through a series of love stories and human connections, all with the backdrop of a mass starvation campaign and what suffering was like during this civil war. And mute buttons. Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

One terrific guy is Isaac Durojaiye from Nigeria. One of the best memories of Isaac was standing in the Schatzalp hotel holding a laptop to his ear like it was a cell phone, because someone had made a Skype connection to Nigeria. So, the highlights were all people. As he puts it: "shit business is serious business."

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

The call to action in the letter is clear, and I think one that resonates with any nonprofit who struggles to find more efficient ways to achieve their mission and to raise support from grant-makers and donors to help them do that.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's still extremely hard to answer simple questions such as: who is currently funding malaria work in Nigeria? The room was full of smart people who are really excited about the power of knowledge and information to make the world a better place. Who can I partner with? What has worked, and what hasn't?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Newest NetSquared Groups.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Naples, Florida: How to use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Creating Apps and Other Tech. but we all know that meetings are boring! Friday, July 07, 2017. Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. Technology is a dehumanizing. Online network work in general is people work.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up. There’s Olutosin in Lagos, Nigeria. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims. World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2004

There's more in the press release, and we will be expanding our efforts in Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria. We're just announcing this project. State has an active program tracking the state of human rights around the world. We are already working on the translations of Martus into Arabic and French.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN). Los Angeles, California: Using Technology in Local Activism. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign. Saturday, February 18, 2017. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. Freecharity.org.uk

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Several recent studies have shown that technology can exacerbate bias and discrimination. Take, for instance, Unlocked Labs , a nonprofit that employs a team of incarcerated software developers who are building nonprofit, open-source technology to make high-quality education more accessible to incarcerated individuals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

The Liberian TRC was also the first to collect statements from members of the diaspora community – in this case Liberians living in Ghana, Nigeria, the United States and Europe. That may sound comparable – except when one considers that South Africa’s population is nearly fourteen times larger than Liberia’s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

If your nonprofit is based in the DC area, NpowerDC reminds us that the deadline for their annual Technology Innovation Award is two weeks away. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Technologies to Recruit, Engage, and Activate Youth." Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) How can you compete?

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2014

And, as to be expected, the bulk of the Internet addiction comes from countries with younger populations with greater access to technology. “In In countries such as Brazil and Nigeria, with younger populations and solid smartphone penetration, two-thirds of respondents say they are continuously connected,” according to the report.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Isaac from Nigeria makes mobile toilets and gives them to poor widows to use to generate income: "shit business is serious business." His closing remark to us was: "In every single eye in the WEF, is this one sentence from McCartney and Lennon, 'all you need is love.'" I have had great chats with different social entrepreneurs.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 2, 2007

Sometimes he writes about innovative appropriate technology projects, but often it's a more typical industry he discusses - a successful iron foundry in Nigeria, for example. This blog, written by New Your City entrepreneur Emeka Okafur, focuses on privately held enterprises on the African continent.

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