Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L. This is a huge legal victory!

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

2) Amnesty International Store :: shop.amnestyusa.org. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are. 22) Serrv International :: serrv.org. 3) Animals Asia Shop :: shop.animalsasia.org. 21) PETA Shop :: shop.peta.org.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Benetech statistician Daniel Guzmán has just published his account of one legal case which set a historic precedent for human rights in Guatemala. Discovered by chance in 2005 in an explosives storehouse in Guatemala City, the archive contains what archivists estimate to be 8 kilometers or approximately 80 million sheets, of paper.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. is a question I often hear people ask. In fact, though the U.S.

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International Research El Salvador Charity 84

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2010

In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. Habré has been accused of killing and systematically torturing thousands of political opponents.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 11, 2009

Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City. The National Police, which was implicated in widespread human rights abuses during the country’s 36 years of internal armed conflict, were disbanded during the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accords. Photo by Prensa Libre.

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Montenegro Guatemala Colombia National 100

EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Their work spans the globe, including promoting the work of a vegetable and chicken farmer in Vietnam , providing financial support to nearly 2,000 families participating in soil conservation projects in Guatemala , and building sanitation facilities in Somalia. Amnesty International USA. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Equality Now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It wasn’t until 1993, when a reconstruction of these events by American journalist Mark Danner first appeared in The New Yorker , that the full story of the El Mozote massacre was brought to light and sent shock waves through the international community. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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Burma Analysis Guatemala Law 168

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Bookshare.org Goes International This year marked my first attendance at the Clinton Global Initiative. My commitment was to take Bookshare.org international, including raising the money for making that possible. Guatemala has a sad history of large scale human rights abuse. Few of these violations have ever been prosecuted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. Every non-profit works with “systems” – internal ones relating to how work gets done, issue systems relating to the topic that the NGO is working to address, and mental model systems about strategy. Institute for Strategic Clarity, March 15.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The observations presented in this blog post deal with some of the things we have learned while founding and then running a small community development NGO in an indigenous Guatemala village of about 1,500 families, called Chocolá. We consulted the Guatemala NGO Network in Antigua for guidance and attorney/accountant referrals.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Charla con Scripps Networks Interactive en Guatemala. HourofCode Guatemala via @delvallegt.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2013

This may be the most overused and least accurate phrase we hear nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) utter in Guatemala. “Our goal is to provide the community with a “sustainable” program.”.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

It opened up the question of what roles chefs can play in international development. This year, we have activated kitchens to respond to the volcanoes in Hawaii and Guatemala. Tim helped us there, led our kitchen in Hawaii, and even came with us to Guatemala. Once there, he started doing what he does best -- cook.

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Puerto Rico Haiti Guatemala Hawaii 75

Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Innovagt Next Extended Event de #google. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2017 #Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: SpaceAppsgt 2017 #bigdata #opendata en #uvg.

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San Francisco Local United Kingdom Guatemala 48

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Netsquared Burkina Faso South America North America 47

Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2014

Whether it’s an event on blogging for international development staff, a case study on the rise of the accidental techie , or a training of activists and young leaders from across Latin America there’s probably a NetSquared group by you ! Guatemala, Guatemala: Apoyo a CTI 2014 del CampusTec. Mukono, Uganda.

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Netsquared United Kingdom Burkina Faso Guatemala 44

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Human Rights Patrick Ball recently spent a month at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he held office hours and helped prosecutors use quantitative data and statistical analysis to pursue war crimes cases. We've also had major efforts in Burma, Sri Lanka and Guatemala, to name a few; efforts we expect to continue this year.

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Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Certificacion de Auditor Lider de ISO27001. Guatemala City, Guatemala: NetSquared #Pechakucha #Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Africa and Middle East.

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Netsquared United Kingdom Burkina Faso San Francisco 50

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Africa and Middle East.

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Netsquared United Kingdom San Francisco Tanzania 54

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

As Senior Program Manager of Paths of HOPE at Catholic Charities, I am preparing to lead my team and a group of cross-functional, internal stakeholders, along with our CEO and Senior Management, through a two-day program planning session. And I dont think Im alone. I'd be interested to see your check-in cards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I also had a glorious week-long experience working along side the co-founders of Wake on the Tech2Empower program in Guatemala. Digital transformation also impacts training and teaching delivery as well as internal collaboration for staff. What about you? What will you accomplish in 2018?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Conversatorio de temas de la Propiedadintelectu­al via @delvallegt @acmchapter. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #coretic2016 #innovacionfinancie­ra. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala Vol.

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Cameroon Guatemala San Francisco Uganda 36

Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps #Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2015 Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared San Francisco Guatemala Burkina Faso 36

Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Global Game Jam — Guatemala 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ferias de Hardware 2015. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

Burkina Faso 36

Burkina Faso Netsquared San Francisco South America 36

Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon de TechforGood Guatemala Pepitalabs. Guatemala City, Guatemala: wordswelivein Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa + Middle East.

Burkina Faso 36

Burkina Faso Las Vegas Rhode Island Los Angeles 36

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento de Ciudades Inteligentes — #smartcityhack. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Edudaygt 26 de febrero. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Netsquared San Francisco Guatemala Cameroon 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Donna Callejon with kids in village in Guatemala - the houses, latrines, etc are being built partly with Global Giving support. The international giving community understands better than the US philanthropic community that investing in girls education is one of the single biggest drivers of community health and sustainability.

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Global Blogher Giving Nepal 56

Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon #VIHInfogt #Yorespeto #Yomeinformo. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Networking Day — Quieres hacer negocios en El Salvador? The link need to be like so: Africa.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared El Salvador Burkina Faso San Francisco 36

Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Coretic2015 via @abg_ebg. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco North Carolina Burkina Faso South America 36

Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Ottawa, Ontario: FYI: 3rd International Hockey Analytics Conference. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Expouvg #Computacion 2017 Coloquio. Guatemala City, Guatemala: PechaKucha #Fieldoffice #Cayala #Guatemala.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared Burkina Faso San Francisco United Kingdom 36

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. London, United Kingdom: Uses of Internal, External, and Open Data for Charities. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Internetgt Carta Magna de Internet en Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa.

Burkina Faso 36

Burkina Faso Cameroon Benin San Francisco 36

Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Campaña de Unicef temas Vituales de Niñez en Guatemala 2016. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento Regional de #Netsquared #Latinoamerica en Guatemala Pepitalabs.

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Las Vegas Burkina Faso San Francisco Local 36

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Night en CampusTec Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon: rallymatematico Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared El Salvador San Francisco United Kingdom 36

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Day 2014 con el apoyo de Fundacion Telefonica. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa.

Netsquared 41

Netsquared North Carolina South America North America 41

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Day 2014 con el apoyo de Fundacion Telefonica. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa.

Netsquared 40

Netsquared North Carolina South America North America 40

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Edudaygt 26 de febrero. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa. Central and South America.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared Burkina Faso San Francisco South America 36