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Personal Democracy Forum 2013 Discount for TechSoup Community

Tech Soup

The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) brings together thinkers, techies, and political experts to explore technology's impact on how we organize, advocate, and govern. PDF 2013's theme is "Think Bigger," which will feature talks on how technology and data can be used to tackle large-scale problems. Sound intriguing?

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Nonprofit Technology News for August 2013

Tech Soup

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. The African Development Bank also intends that the platform will improve governance and public accountability of elected officials.

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

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The overwhelming majority of government grants are awarded by a panel of outside reviewers, including 80% of the grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and over 90% of those awarded by the National Science Foundation or NSF (Bendiscioli, 2019). 2014, Berg, 2013). 2016, Danthi et al., Stay tuned.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Mary Meeker and Liang Wu ’s 2013 Internet Trends from Kleiner Perkins. The Internet in 2013. Now, here's the latest.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The great thing about Europe is that has a comprehensive and formal regional strategy on electronics recycling. It has been developing since 2002.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Analysis tip: The increased size of Candid’s grants data during the period from 2013-2015 shouldn’t be conflated with an increase in giving by donors. government agencies ii. ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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Easier Global Giving Through NGOsource; Service Launches March 18, 2013

Tech Soup

Yet the costs and challenges of complying with the regulations that govern cross-border grantmaking have been a barrier to U.S. On March 18, 2013, NGOsource. The trial membership is available to grantmakers who join NGOsource by March 18, 2013. grantmakers and a burden on the very organizations they hope to support.