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Innovative ways to use cell phones and other mobile devices for social good

 

Technology & Design

Coding for a Better World

By Suzie Boss | May. 16, 2012
 

Technology & Design

Managing Technology for Social Change

There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change.

By Arti Khanna | 1 | May. 16, 2012
 
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Technology & Design

The Power and Possibility of Simple Technology

A new study reveals how Minnesota nonprofits are using everyday technology to innovate.

By Judith E. Alnes | May. 11, 2012
 
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Technology & Design

Learning to Draw, Socializing Fundraising, and More from the Nonprofit Technology Conference

Top takeaways from the 2012 NTC conference.

By Amy Sample Ward | 3 | Apr. 20, 2012
 
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Economic Development

Mobile Operators: White Knights of Financial Inclusion?

Two issues are dogging existing mobile money systems: excessive system downtime and lack of interconnection.

By Ignacio Mas | Apr. 3, 2012
 

Technology & Design

Walk With Makmende: Part 3

From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.

By Nan Zhang | Mar. 28, 2012
 
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Technology & Design

Walk With Makmende: Part 2

From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.

By Margaret Hagan | Jan. 31, 2012
 
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Business

Sustainable Business Trends for 2012

Our greatest obstacles set the stage for new business opportunities in 2012 and beyond.

By Jeffrey Hollender | 1 | Jan. 23, 2012
 

Technology & Design

Mobile Money to Deliver Cash Aid: Believe the Hype?

Research suggests that mobile distribution had some tangible benefits for recipients of aid, but they also carried costs that could exceed those of traditional physical and voucher-based transfers.

 

Socially Responsible Business

A New Generation of Brazilian Businesses

Small businesses in the world’s 13th most unequal country are leading the way in serving low-income communities.

By Rob Parkinson | Dec. 21, 2011