This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Google says its flood prediction service, which uses machine learning to identify areas of land prone to flooding and alert users before the waters arrive, now covers all of India and has expanded to parts of Bangladesh as well. In June, it hit the milestone of covering all the worst flood-hit areas of India. Image: Google.
This pipeline — from physical protest to social media to establishment outlets — is what has helped the convoy evolve from a local standoff into a televised event that can raise millions from supporters thousands of miles away. With that international attention, convoy groups also began to attract scammers and counterfeits.
I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government.
This product, it says, will open up businesses to the largest pool of localized payment options in Africa. Meanwhile, the startup is also looking to expand its international calling operations across Africa after closing a $4 million seed funding round, led by HAVAÍC.
Talk360’s payment platform will integrate “all payment options” in the continent — creating a diverse pool of localized payment options, making it easy for international and local businesses to sell to buyers residing in Africa. South Africa’s Talk360 raises $4M to build single payment platform for Africa.
Now it’s set a goal of investing in 100 more startups with the launch of its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV), with a first close of $20 million. Another criteria is to back local founders. SIV II plans to follow on 25% of its portfolio.
Shawn Ahmed sent us a video from Bangladesh with his reflections on how nonprofits can work with Free Agents. For example, in Bangladesh, people mistrust nonprofits, but they are more open to individuals. So, Shawn is able to build bridges for the nonprofit and the local community because of the trust.
For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others.
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. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.
Although he's only been there a few years he's helped to create all kinds of cool things like the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market --the largest international folk art market in the United States. Each attending cooperative might represent, for example, 600 artists back home in Bangladesh.
charity: water explains clearly on their homepage the three things that make them different from other nonprofits: their 100% model, their emphasis on proving where donations go with GPS tracking and their collaborations with local partners in the countries to which they bring clean water. How can your organization apply this?
What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. What are ways of helping farmers get more money from their work?
She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. We connect the local with global resources.” The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia , followed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Egypt. Dara Westling.
I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. They are doing something that I like very much, which is to start seeding local and regional funds so that grassroots women can help each other locally.
They created dashboards to analyze network activity and alerted local election officials to any problems. The files contain a wealth of documents describing the company’s internal research, its efforts to promote users’ safety and well-being, and its struggles to remain relevant to a younger audience.
July 25, 2023 ChatGPT for Android is now available in the US, India, Bangladesh and Brazil A few days after putting up a preorder page on Google Play, OpenAI has flipped the switch and released ChatGPT for Android. based company to stop processing locals’ data. The app is now live in a handful of countries.
” Australia puzzled by tariffs on remote islands The local government leader of Christmas Island, one of several Australian external island territories that like Australia have been assigned a 10% U.S. A coordinated reaction is also necessary to counter diversionary effects in international trade.”
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 12,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content