Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2016

A nonprofit’s clever new solution to an old problem with tangible outcomes. 3 World Vision: “Prayer for Syria” (90 sec). Beautifully shot with no implicit call for support, “Prayer for Syria” is a neat hat trick of micro/macro storytelling. 4 War Child: “Moms” (60 sec).

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Storytelling Design Syria Nonprofit 37

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Caltech feeds an intense curiosity, a burning desire to understand, to grapple with hard problems and to own them! The thrill of solving problems, of figuring something out, and bringing that understanding into the service of humanity. People are immensely proud of their creations and would love to see them used to benefit more people.

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Syria Guatemala Open Source Lecture 196

The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Facebook has created a problem and rather than turning that into something they could contribute to, they are making it worse.”. A group in Syria with 340,000 members has posts showing looters uncovering a mosaic. The problem is particularly grave in active conflict zones where trafficking antiquities is a war crime.

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Facebook Research Libya Syria 124