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Trainer’s Notebook: #Tech2Empower Peru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Greetings from Cusco, Peru! I am honored to be working with Wake International on their Tech2Empower Program in Cusco, Peru. It is great to have a day of fun before starting an intense week working on service projects. Tech2Empower Kanika Raney.

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Tech2Empower: The Llama Pack Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I was got to work on a week-long service trip in Cusco, Peru as part of Wake: Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange #Tech2empower program where womwn in who work in technology volunteer to share their professional skills and knowledge with women-run business owners. The Llama Pack Project does more than provide income.

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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, Project Chimps made a square video with Animoto that included thumb-stopping imagery at the jump, and then promptly lets the viewer know the organization needs their help. Most people on social don’t watch a video until the end. Get their attention with a “hook” (i.e. Don’t wait for a big reveal at the end.

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Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon company

The Verge

Loon has also provided internet services to areas affected by natural disasters, deploying balloons to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017 and to Peru following an earthquake in 2019. And Project Foghorn, which researched how to create clean fuel from seawater, ended its work in 2016.

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Alphabet’s Loon balloons provide their first commercial internet service in Kenya

The Verge

It’s a significant step for Loon, which started as a moonshot project in Alphabet’s X division before being spun out into its own company in 2018. It also has several other projects in the pipeline. Going forward, Loon says it hopes to offer internet connectivity as part of more commercial services around the world.

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Drone data scanning company Skycatch announces a $25M raise

TechCrunch

The list includes Chile, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Australia, Canada, the U.S., Asian Development Bank (ADB) aims to play a catalytic role to enable technology in infrastructure projects, which result in reduced carbon footprints and increased safety and operational efficiency,” ADB’s Daniel Hersson said in a statement provided to TechCrunch.

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The Blue Sweater 500

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The winner was Lethal Sheethal who was about to leave for six months on her Kiva Fellowship in Peru. Before leaving, she did a fundraiser and raffled off her copy of the book. After reading it, I did a book giveaway on my blog asking readers to suggest ways they might apply the ideas in the book.

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