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Good Morning from Russia!

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I’m here to teach a class at the NGO Masterschool for Nonprofits this week and will be sharing some with you, my readers, about what fundraising is like in non-communist Russia. Tags: Fundraising in Russia. Believe me, it’s very different than it is for most of the rest of us! Stay tuned!!

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History is being made today

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The NGO School gave out a fundraising book written in and for Russians. (I Tags: Fundraising in Russia Uncategorized Russian fundraising. They are really excited about creating a professional association of their own and it was amazing to watch them. I have a copy that I’m sure I will treasure!). Awesome, huh?

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Metro4All — Making All Metro Systems Accessible

Tech Soup

So far, Metro4All has apps for 14 cities in Russia and other countries in Europe. It is now a diverse international group with team members in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, and the U.S. The Metro4All project creates web and mobile apps that give people with limited mobility point-to-point directions on using their subway system.

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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.". The combination of new middle class wealth with the legacy of public distrust of charities has given rise to giving practices that seek to bypass the official NGO sector. Direct help or assistance funds are mushrooming.

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. ATN is an NGO association of over 2,000 telecenters. It is one of the rapidly emerging " BRIC " economies, along with Russia, India and China.

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Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions

The NonProfit Times

Gigauri testified that Georgian citizens had been struggling against the anti-NGO laws influenced by Russia which “… amplify Russian anti-Western disinformation, cultivate social division and undermine partnership with the U.S. institutions to take the lead in promoting NGO freedoms within Georgia. “It

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