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Inspiring Conversations of Change at M4ChangeHFX
May 25, 2009
After all the planning and promoting for Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Halifax, it was exciting to have the big day finally arrive!The day started with a powerful speech from Danny Graham of Envision...
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Official Press Release : Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Halifax
May 21, 2009
It’s official! Thanks to Nadine LaRoche of Interrobang Inc, Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Halifax has it’s own official press release!
Local leaders in social media and mobile technologies unite with...
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Hope Phones, Give Your Old Phone New Life On The Frontline Of Global Health
May 20, 2009
Simple ways to help:
1. Visit www.HopePhones.org and donate your old phones.2. Spread the word!
Email your friends, family, classmates and coworkers.
Post on Facebook and become a fan of the Hope ...
socialchange
Why Social Media Will Define The Future of Politics
May 14, 2009
On Monday, May 11, Halifax was home to first round of talks on a cross country tour where members of Parliament met with local non-profits to discuss ways to reduce poverty in Canada. I attended th...
politics
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Reducing Poverty In Canada
May 12, 2009
As part of a federal initiative to reduce poverty in Canada, Halifax was home to the first round of talks bringing together members of Parliament and local non-profits. Since the event was open to ...
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Mobile Tech 4 Social Change and Halifax
May 9, 2009
Here is a blog post I recently wrote for MobileActive.org about the Mobile Tech 4 Social Change event I’m organizing and why it’s important for Halifax.
http://mobileactive.org/mobile-tech-4-social...
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Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Halifax
April 7, 2009
Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Halifax is an open dialog barcamp exploring mobile technologies and new media to help make the world a better place.
This active conversation of turning ideas into actio...
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Mobile Phones, Crowdsourcing and Africa
March 27, 2009
Nathan Eagle the founder of txteagle, gave an incredible talk at ETech ’09 about crowdsourcing on mobile phones in the developing world. Nathan said some truly remarkable things about mobile phone...
africa
mobile
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Hoongle, Helping Feed Hungry Children With Every Search
March 25, 2009
Hoongle is a simple idea: a custom Google Search where profits go to support the UN World Food Fill A Cup Program.
With every search, Hoongle donates 20 grains of rice to help feed malnourished chi...
google
socialchange
The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers
March 23, 2009
Idealist.org has released an excellent resource for those interested in a nonprofit career, The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers.
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Principles of Fair Trade Coffee
March 20, 2009
This morning while grabbing a coffee at Just Us! cafe on my way theHubHalifax, I noticed a Fair Trade display that was worth sharing.
Principles of Fair Trade Coffee
Direct Trade: Coffee is purc...
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