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U.S. companies support COVID-19 relief in Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Candid

Chamber of Commerce with support from Business Roundtable — has announced commitments in support of COVID-19 pandemic relief and response efforts in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Indonesia now accounts for approximately one in five fatalities globally as it struggles with shortages of oxygen and hospital capacity.

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Book Giveaway: Mazarine Treyz, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising

Amy Sample Ward

All fired up from my time in Indonesia, I thought, “Changing the world is so exciting! a cover letter that has generated many interviews for me and others who got nonprofit and government jobs. But what I found was that the books for getting started in making a difference with your writing were just DULL. Free Book Giveaway.

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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). The media was trusted in nine nations and distrusted in 15, while government was trusted in eight nations and distrusted in 17.

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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The topic of data is a geeky subject, but exciting because in this era of big data and networks, our collective capacity for problem solving has never been greater. Data is transparent because of social media, data visualization, and open data from governments – all helping us to usher a remarkable period in human history.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

Tech Soup

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c)

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5 Ways To Expand Financial Inclusion For The World’s Poor

Global Giving

And the government of Bangladesh announced plans for a nationwide mobile payments system by early 2018.This BitPesa, Banqu, and UCash are scaling similar concepts in Kenya, Indonesia, and India. Biometric data to enable government benefit transfers. 1,171,000,000. Microfinance, in all its forms, to increase access.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Seattle, Washington: What You Need to Know About Board Governance. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting. Thursday, October 12, 2017. Chicago, Illinois: It's Never Too Late: How Your CRM Can Save End-of-Year Fundraising. Saturday, October 14, 2017. Monday, October 16, 2017. Singapore, Singapore: DataJam! Tuesday, October 10, 2017.