[liberationtech] FrontlineSMS Founder Ken Banks Wins Humanitarian Award in CS

2017-05-10 Thread Zak Whittington
Ken Banks, founder of FrontlineSMS and Kiwanja.net, just won the 2016 Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions Within Computer Science: https://awards.acm.org/lawler -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you

[liberationtech] Ethical Vetting of Companies? (Specifically Darktrace?)

2015-09-09 Thread Zak Whittington
by default when it comes to security companies. Thanks, Zak -- Zak Whittington Political Science BA, Stanford '15 Computer Security MS, Stanford '17 -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford

[liberationtech] Anyone know of a free payment/donation app for non-profits?

2015-08-04 Thread Zak Whittington
social justice orgs to fundraise online without transaction fees or buying a costly software package? Thanks! -Zak -- Zak Whittington Political Science BA, Stanford '15 Computer Security MS, Stanford '17 -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list

[liberationtech] LibTech organizations outreach to Stanford students

2014-08-06 Thread Zak Whittington
advertising for you, and helps attract people to our booth for us. Last year we got 70 people who were interested enough in LibTech to sign up to our mailing list right at the booth. We're expecting a greater number this year. Shoot me an email if you're interested or have questions. Best, Zak

[liberationtech] Information about US tech-related foreign aid?

2014-05-19 Thread Zak Whittington
, but I can't find much credible evidence of this online. Anyone know of any good sources covering this, or any US agencies that are focused on tech-related aid? Best, Zak Whittington -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated

[liberationtech] UNDERGRADS: Stanford Undergrad LibTech Club-

2013-02-13 Thread Zak Whittington
) focus on a small number of long(ish) term projects. Totally open to other ideas too! Let me know if any of you would be interested in something like this! Best, -Zak Whittington -- I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucius -- Unsubscribe, change to digest