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The New Miradi

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Miradi is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP), a consortium of global environmental organizations committed to improving the practice of conservation. Miradi was built in partnership with these global conservation groups and input from users around the world.

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There’s trouble in Startup Nation

TechCrunch

. — Anna To SVB and back The Exchange recently noted how Sweden was punching above its weight in terms of startup dollars raised per capita. But Israel is even more outstanding when it comes to tech — so much so that it earned the nickname “Startup Nation.”

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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

Candid

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Here are five takeaways about global trends in the public’s trust in NGOs: 1. By comparison, business was trusted in 15 countries and distrusted in two.

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. Through projects like the Games and Learning Publishing Council and the National STEM Video Game Challenge ( [link] ), the Cooney Center explores the power of games to advance learning and engage vulnerable students.

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How to Set Up an Instagram Printer for Your Next Event

Tech Soup

TechSoup Sweden's Andreas Ericsson shared a cool weekend project on TechSoup's Digital Engagement forum that any organization can adopt for their next event. He printed photos posted on Instagram to document a large gathering in Sweden. The Swedish donation program was launched in May 2010.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

Siemiatkowski, a Swedish national and the son of two immigrants from Poland, is also sceptical of the “American dream.” But there is one caveat: he doesn’t think first-generation immigrants in Sweden do nearly as well as their children. In the last year alone, 21 million users were added globally. Image Credits: Klarna.

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Working Towards a Common Global Goal: How Your Nonprofit Can Align with the SDGs

Media Cause

Every nonprofit, big or small, stands to gain from working towards a common global goal. What are the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? The Cold War was creating widening rifts between the east and west, and a byproduct of that was contention within the United Nations. Working together is often easier said than done.

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