Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake : "Facebook is urging its members to donate to the emergency response teams responding to the 7.8-magnitude magnitude earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, over the weekend — and the social network will match contributions up to $2 million.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. The children living here are our exclusive focus.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

We make a huge effort to disseminate our news locally via radio partnerships, and other satellite partnerships, so that the people in the communities we serve are benefiting from our news first. Many of our trainees and journalists in Nepal do have children. BB: So right now you work in Nepal and in Mexico? CH: Yes, we do.

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Global Giving

MARCH 26, 2018

In order to democratize the nonprofit technology space, a few things have to happen: Companies need to understand how international and local development actually works. Enlisting the help of granting organizations or building scale through local capacity represent some of the ways we can accomplish this.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens of local languages. Since then, there have been more than 6.5 Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

These posts have benefited an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens local languages. Creative Digital Inclusion Work.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. Many local police departments like the one in Los Angeles are experimenting with them. Drones being used in disaster situations include the following. The FBI and other U.S.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

Smaller, more nimble local charities whose work puts them on the frontline and who can link every dollar to a specific result are far more attractive and are increasingly inspiring donors to give. Global is local, local is global. It’s not just our neighborhood, it’s our world.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

Since 2020, the fund has supported 60 groups and individuals with over $500,000, funding feminist hyper-local solutions that challenge inequalities in sports systems and structures at all levels, from local to international. They use netball as a way to provide safe spaces for development and visibility of their target population.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The most powerful impact we found was actually in the women's leadership and influence locally. Just here in the Bay Area we have local things like, Oakland Local , Oakland Seen , and Spot.us. If your angle is using this training as an outlet for local empowerment and development, then you very much want to bring in mentorship.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

Media are the everyday bloggers, local groups and traditional media. When President Obama was visiting Nepal, the campaign wanted to have the President to mention a group of people who was being persecuted at the time that the local government wouldn’t let anyone talk about. You have VIP’s, media and everyday influencers.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Hotels, for example, employ a large number of local people, offering economic access and opportunity for communities and often underrepresented groups, particularly women. Tourism can bring economic and social benefits to women, but the lack of fair and equitable systems often results in exploitation and degradation to local communities.

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