Boosting mHealth by Donating Your Old Cellphones
What if your old phone could help improve the health of populations in developing nations? Did you know that 500,000 cell phones are discarded in the United States every day?…
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TechChange featured in New York Times on #M4D, #mHealth
We're excited to be mentioned in the New York Times in an article on mobile technology for social good! The article, titled "Ubiquitous Across Globe, Cellphones Have Become Tool for…
Three mHealth Innovations Changing Health Care Delivery
Mobile phones are more than just communications devices; they are also powerful tools to improve health care. Since 2012, TechChange and the mHealth Alliance have offered a four-week online certificate course…
Three Takeaways from #EdTech at Tech@State
On Friday, Nov. 1, TechChange was honored to participate in a panel at the latest Tech@State conference on education technology, as well as sponsor the informal reception afterwards to celebrate…
Spicing Up Your Prezi: 3 Lessons from PopTech 2013
Last week, I was fortunate enough to present at PopTech 2013 and participate in the Poptech Social Innovation Fellowship program along with nine other super inspiring social entrepreneurs. What an amazing…
What's Next for Online Education? Watch Nick Martin Live at PopTech 2013!
Curious about the future of online learning? Don't miss TechChange Founder & CEO, Nick Martin, discuss this topic and our work at TechChange on Friday, October 25 via livestream of…
Why We're Creating a Digital Mapping Course for International Development Professionals
Remember when map making used to be simple? Neither do we, which is why we're teaching a new course on Mapping for International Development. This increasingly complex intersection between open/closed data,…
Approaching 10K Followers and 5K Likes – 3 Ways to Build Your Brand With Your Social Media Community
Today as we approach 10K followers on Twitter and 5K Facebook likes, I am taking a step back to understand how we created a vibrant online community. More than 2 years…
How We Brought the TechChange Logo to Life
Since TechChange was founded in 2010, our logo has always had a dynamic quality to it. This past summer, we began playing with the logo to make it come alive, both…
Furloughed? Innovate While You Wait Out the Government Shutdown
Get over 50% off tuition for Introduction to Intrapreneurship online course. Could the U.S. government shutdown be an opportunity for innovation? Being outside the confines of the office presents an…
What is Intrapreneurship?
A Beginner's Introduction to Institutional Innovation. The word "intrapreneurship" sounds like a new term, but it in fact has some history to it. The term was first discussed in a…
TechChange Featured in Fast Company on "Best Learning Resources for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs" List
We're excited, honored, and humbled to be featured in Fast Company as one of the "best learning resources for aspiring social entrepreneurs", with recognition for the "hybrid" online/offline learning category!…
Could mHealth Improve Healthcare in Developing Countries?
According to the mHealth Alliance, in developing countries, the average doctor to patient ratio is 1 doctor for every 250,000 patients. Yet those same…
Global mobile subscriptions estimated to exceed world population in 2014
Estimates from the mHealth Alliance, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and Jana Mobile Inc. show that by 2014, the number of mobile subscriptions worldwide will exceed the…
Mobiles for International Development Course Gets a Makeover
We're just one week away from the start of our Mobiles in International Development course and we couldn't be more excited! This is the 8th time we've run TC105 and it's…
TechChange President & CEO Nick Martin selected as 2013 PopTech Social Innovation Fellow
We're excited that TechChange's founder and president, Nick Martin, has been selected as one of the 2013 PopTech Social Innovation Fellows. The PopTech Social Innovation Fellowship program supports up-and-coming social…
Health Data Drives the Final #Newschallenge of 2013
Have you heard of the #NewsChallenge? It's a funding source for innovative ideas managed by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Since 2007 the Knight Foundation has run…
TechChange to participate in Tech Cocktail DC Startup Showcase at 1776
We're excited to join the Tech Cocktail DC Startup Showcase tomorrow evening at the headquarters of 1776. If you're attending this Tech Cocktail DC event, you'll hear from TechChange Founder…
TechChange Spotlight: Summer "Code Ninja" Michael Holachek
It's back to school time for many students including incoming Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) freshman, Michael Holachek, who just spent his summer with the TechChange team in Washington, DC. As…
Field Update: Social Innovation with Amani Institute
Greetings from Nairobi! I'm currently in Kenya to teach a three-day course on technology and social change as part of the Amani Institute's course in Certificate in Social Innovation Management. If…