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A Facebook loophole is allowing politicians around the world to fake support and criticize opponents

The Verge

One case utilizing this loophole took place in Honduras, where administrators operating the Facebook page of the country’s president, Juan Orlando Hernández, created hundreds of Pages to like their own posts and create the appearance of popular support.

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5 Text Message Fundraising Ideas to Inspire You

Qgiv

Reach Out Honduras has been holding their annual gala for 10 years, but their event had to quickly adapt to a virtual environment like the rest of us did last year. Reach Out Honduras also does a great job of using mobile fundraising tools to invite people to their fundraiser. Give Your Donors Options With Mobile Fundraising .

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Fintech startups lead the layoff wave

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. But as we’ve seen over time, some companies do a better job of handling them than others. If you lost your job, hang in there. Layoffs up in H1 2022. billion across 4,969 deals.

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Client Spotlight: Byte Back

Qgiv

He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job. In the mid-1990s, Glenn met with his friend Barbara Altman to share his idea of opening a computer and career training center in Honduras. They simply had to prove they could fix a computer. He realized that if he could do it, anyone could.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

Tech Soup

They are now in production in Honduras. Esther Adams and Andrea Sandvig from Project Mirador came to our TechSoup offices in San Francisco to tell us about their wood burning stove improvement that provides a better quality of life to low-income farm families while reducing CO2 emissions and creating jobs in the region.

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Dear Sophie: What can we do to help employees who are Ukrainian citizens?

TechCrunch

Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”. Ukraine joins 12 other countries that currently have TPS designation: Myanmar, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.

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NetSquared in May: Get Face-to-Face with Your Nonprofit Peers

Tech Soup

Relationships are formed, projects are started, and we feel less alone in what can sometimes be a challenging job. San Pedro Sula, Honduras: Startup Weekend Experience + Net2 Introduction. There’s a special magic that happens when we get face-to-face. Friday, May 9. Vancouver, Canada: The Digital Nonprofit Conference.