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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes. and the European Union.

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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As the worldwide debate continues about the release of government information by Wikileaks, history has shown that the uncovering of government data can be an important factor in human rights investigations.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

It had had a really interesting history before that though. Lisa Pool , founder and executive director of the Technology Affinity Group. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. Nonprofit Technology Leadership. International NGO Leadership.

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Where it has been getting integrated into social justice organizing, it's largely been outside the United States, in places like Colombia and Egypt. And when those groups get their hands on social media, they do incredibly un-strategic things with them. Social justice organizers are a pretty creative bunch.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. In its nearly 1,400 year history the civilization of Islam has developed immense diversity. One of the things TechSoup does well is to bring relevant tools and resources to the needs that people have on the ground.

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Make #GivingTuesday 2021 Count!

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Andrea Ortega, Director of Nonprofit Services Andrea hails from Cali, Colombia by way of Miami, FL. with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D.

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Meet Marshall the Nonprofit Blogging Coach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

More specifically, I help non-profit, small business and academic groups and individuals learn how to use web applications and services like RSS, blogs, wikis, search, social bookmarking, podcasting and more. Mission statements can evolve organically, with each previous version available in the page history. I'm very excited about it.

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