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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

But, we can’t fully realize the promise of Caltech and institutions like it if we only market our products to the richest 1% or 5% of the world’s population. The thrill of solving problems, of figuring something out, and bringing that understanding into the service of humanity.

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The Problem of Nonprofit Data and Equity

NTEN

At its heart, the Equity Guide makes requests of two audiences: nonprofits that are engaging with technology at the staff, leadership, and application development levels; and the commercial technology industry that serves nonprofits with products, services, and solutions. Maybe this is OK. This is genuinely a good thing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog - Untitled Article

Eric Jacobsen Blog

That’s because digital pioneer and business futurist, Tercek, writes about the Digital Wave — the process that is rippling across society like a seismic wave, reshaping one industry after another. Meaning that any part of your business or product that can be replaced by pure digital information almost certainly will be.

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Top Ten Reasons to Streamline Your Grant Cycle with Automated Processes

Connection Cafe

With origins in lean manufacturing , many of the principles found in system automation have, in recent years, been more widely adopted by other sectors, including the service and human resources industries. Automation also leads to less waste, which can result in additional cost savings and a more effective production process.

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WORTH Trust Solves Tech Woes to Help More Kids in India

Tech Soup

Production units run by the trust manufacture high-quality industrial components, affordable mobility aids, and assistive devices. The surplus generated from the production units is plowed back into the system and supports the second arm — the rehabilitation centers. WORTH Trust registered on the platform.

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New Year's Resolution: Do Something About That Pile of E-Waste

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Depending on the brand and model of the computer, some manufacturers actually have programs to take back their older products and recycle them. The Electronics Take Back Coalition has a guide to computer manufacturer take back programs. You can find one using the Electronic Take Back Coalition's map.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

Cutting back on the administrative headache of tracking credits for certificants is an imperative for the eLearning industry. What should bother us is the possibility of lower educational value being associated with the flood of cheap CE “products” into the market. But nonetheless, the future looks rosy. Trough of Disillusionment.

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