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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's vice president for Africa David Barnard did. The Namib Desert in Namibia (has the highest sand dunes on earth). He runs these ultramarathons to raise money and generate awareness for charitable causes. But then you'd have to get up the next day and run another 25 miles (or more).

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Undoubtedly, the inequities in who bears the brunt of climate change will play out in similar ways on the larger global stage. Those with the fewest resources found themselves most vulnerable to the infrastructure failures.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. I feel that art is able to translate beyond language, and communicate a much larger vision of personal connection.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. These sentient things combine to generate vast oceans of data about us, which is in turn consolidated into big data in the cloud. in Namibia is showing the way for providing Internet access in Africa.

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