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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

Startup World’s winner in Cape Town Pashash is a cross between Pinterest and Facebook- When you see an item you want to buy, you take a picture of it, tag the store and price and share it. ’ And Startup Chile also brings hope to entrepreneurs who can’t get to Silicon Valley. Governments supportive of technology.

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Broadband Adoption in Chile

Tech Soup

Cisco released the results of a study last week , reporting that growth in Chile's broadband penetration has dropped from 45 percent in 2006 to 10.5 TechSoup Global ’s NGO partner in Chile, CDI Chile , is currently piloting a Cisco donation program to provide small and medium NGOs with networking hardware products.

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3rd Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

Over the past two weeks, we've been reporting on CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre, a project to reconnect individuals and NGOs in Chile after the recent earthquake ( first update , second update ). Each USD 1,000 raised will allow the telecentre to serve another city in Chile.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. Tags: Conferences Experimentation. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe. Hope you will too.

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25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 | Nonprofit.

sgEngage

Earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and New Zealand along with floods and landslides in other parts of the world drove donors to give online. The makeup of this year’s list reinforces some of the findings in Blackbaud’s 2010 Online Giving Report. International organizations raised a tremendous amount online in 2010.

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Update from CDI Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help

Tech Soup

Earlier this week , we told you about TechSoup partner CDI Chile 's plan to restore connectivity to Chilean NGOs. Today, the telecentre is in Lota , one of the poorest cities and Chile and one of the communities hit worst by the earthquake. Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide. But more donations are still necessary.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, February 27 - March 5

Tech Soup

Carmina reports on the rate of adoption of broadband technologies in Chile. Tags: Web 2.0 From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda discusses the Lexington Public Library's innovative uses of technology. Sarah reflects on last week's meeting of MaintainIT's steering committee.

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