{"id":296,"date":"2015-10-05T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/mobiledevices\/?p=296"},"modified":"2015-10-05T08:49:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T08:49:13","slug":"apps-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/mobiledevices\/2015\/10\/05\/apps-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appsforgood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/mobiledevices\/uploads\/sites\/1949\/2015\/10\/Appsforgood.jpg\" alt=\"Appsforgood\" width=\"282\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/mobiledevices\/uploads\/sites\/1949\/2015\/10\/Appsforgood.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/glow-prod-fa.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/fa\/public\/mobiledevices\/uploads\/sites\/1949\/2015\/10\/Appsforgood-300x210.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJz%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIFa8DNGIXiUHPwvcZp5d86qWEXNY7kDSx1iDnJ6rNoMMAiEAshbvAuzaLtClhOFKA%2FkXp6maYZQgalUjZGOLeiLDIgMquAUIZRAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDJy1ah2d7O%2FUx%2BqhTSqVBVQp%2BK91vj09GWiErwrZYWPqCFhnMKYvuq4dZrUWOhlntCcsOyOzyHLWPNwkAPd3EtQT%2FGDhgvgNPxUM5UK0%2FHgvLA3lSPpQWYHVDg25xrUJwJiTSzDmueQ8UeXM5UXLtPXhy8HGn36vc%2BHk5YBCkJiB2gSrzMfnCOguekoZTxpr8P0Gd7jWIb1YNzvb4dVK5l%2Buy63Rvvo4VA%2F6DzlLEB0JF%2BuyNVBF30N7REGytesJFPKgfVIcfh4xko5Nu8FVw1YVYp2wtYd7kOKsohOsS%2BL4ojPuXKliOUlbIj64ssMagdUQ9oWcqcRToX3T7OG%2FsYYoLwnV6Mpo9JvJMgysHRFCx2vRtar%2FVK5YWIHSOxD2a%2FzLTDk7aes2Qw7BrDMAvOBDr5Bfb71DZOJko14jQiBiiZ%2BJZz8nXCy6UckO77Rk%2BqPANt8t%2FEfbJBdUIQbirg18GMWO29nxkZ3t9Enh5YGq3sgPb47U2BI3ZaNatWvFpZys05ppj5MMC1YYbApV5jKv67ZIQVtrK9ROA%2B%2BrqP9witvr7T2BL65apRhsciUh0rH9qOF%2BA8%2BQBDfoeiAMaB1LdJsJH4DBjy2pDZWg5I4yDElWcJm9t6plqlqy4vZKoWnwueFB%2FlZdMlDVb65PEu4FRRceNY8mCmcngT1p6YxPjk9wPFVEmyzMqOOxExzOl5nI1m55krGJzZN5eJMnOzmK44XdIl9ebzMHlFB8zMBRhRfZPGGC%2FQQgkaBpZbl2vA%2Bckmcs5x3ZO0kAOkBt3WD%2FZ%2Flc5EmXIJfxJN5xFxhhCj2TUhVPv7%2B%2FUwN1FIdrq8gdZdTGWmKUwMoB%2BtaShgIypnP9Jov7f9Qe8N0wN0JePxpXlSy%2FVmLlSS9KN1%2Fkri28zD8wtciY0AY6sQGEEYEaXEdYOJRoTm5PN8bE0YNBDza7KFdmc%2FvkdVbgxUwjbFUDpzK1jwm24BFd9DIRwIJi98nCaLZYoCRtbTpZvioz%2BKQK%2FxdtHqE54biO5XtdA%2BTJHfBEVZG0HkXEwO8bd1%2B4VVc26DjxytGEwSF9jXnv3cCGOKq87Dc8SqEPxln%2FMz7G8LVKjzsCWEazGx5dWImwpYCDL%2FDyyeTS%2BtR8deIH0Of5Ezno97Ng6K6HXHw%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U7WSDE7YN%2F20260514%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260514T201721Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=dbcdfb40ab4e292d5f85a743b1db67f8ddf70d4e8e385b23d99d5bbedee35984 300w, https:\/\/glow-prod-fa.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/fa\/public\/mobiledevices\/uploads\/sites\/1949\/2015\/10\/Appsforgood-1024x716.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJz%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIFa8DNGIXiUHPwvcZp5d86qWEXNY7kDSx1iDnJ6rNoMMAiEAshbvAuzaLtClhOFKA%2FkXp6maYZQgalUjZGOLeiLDIgMquAUIZRAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDJy1ah2d7O%2FUx%2BqhTSqVBVQp%2BK91vj09GWiErwrZYWPqCFhnMKYvuq4dZrUWOhlntCcsOyOzyHLWPNwkAPd3EtQT%2FGDhgvgNPxUM5UK0%2FHgvLA3lSPpQWYHVDg25xrUJwJiTSzDmueQ8UeXM5UXLtPXhy8HGn36vc%2BHk5YBCkJiB2gSrzMfnCOguekoZTxpr8P0Gd7jWIb1YNzvb4dVK5l%2Buy63Rvvo4VA%2F6DzlLEB0JF%2BuyNVBF30N7REGytesJFPKgfVIcfh4xko5Nu8FVw1YVYp2wtYd7kOKsohOsS%2BL4ojPuXKliOUlbIj64ssMagdUQ9oWcqcRToX3T7OG%2FsYYoLwnV6Mpo9JvJMgysHRFCx2vRtar%2FVK5YWIHSOxD2a%2FzLTDk7aes2Qw7BrDMAvOBDr5Bfb71DZOJko14jQiBiiZ%2BJZz8nXCy6UckO77Rk%2BqPANt8t%2FEfbJBdUIQbirg18GMWO29nxkZ3t9Enh5YGq3sgPb47U2BI3ZaNatWvFpZys05ppj5MMC1YYbApV5jKv67ZIQVtrK9ROA%2B%2BrqP9witvr7T2BL65apRhsciUh0rH9qOF%2BA8%2BQBDfoeiAMaB1LdJsJH4DBjy2pDZWg5I4yDElWcJm9t6plqlqy4vZKoWnwueFB%2FlZdMlDVb65PEu4FRRceNY8mCmcngT1p6YxPjk9wPFVEmyzMqOOxExzOl5nI1m55krGJzZN5eJMnOzmK44XdIl9ebzMHlFB8zMBRhRfZPGGC%2FQQgkaBpZbl2vA%2Bckmcs5x3ZO0kAOkBt3WD%2FZ%2Flc5EmXIJfxJN5xFxhhCj2TUhVPv7%2B%2FUwN1FIdrq8gdZdTGWmKUwMoB%2BtaShgIypnP9Jov7f9Qe8N0wN0JePxpXlSy%2FVmLlSS9KN1%2Fkri28zD8wtciY0AY6sQGEEYEaXEdYOJRoTm5PN8bE0YNBDza7KFdmc%2FvkdVbgxUwjbFUDpzK1jwm24BFd9DIRwIJi98nCaLZYoCRtbTpZvioz%2BKQK%2FxdtHqE54biO5XtdA%2BTJHfBEVZG0HkXEwO8bd1%2B4VVc26DjxytGEwSF9jXnv3cCGOKq87Dc8SqEPxln%2FMz7G8LVKjzsCWEazGx5dWImwpYCDL%2FDyyeTS%2BtR8deIH0Of5Ezno97Ng6K6HXHw%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U7WSDE7YN%2F20260514%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260514T201721Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=02950c90509e9ac061515c5ab9c06f7acedd7fda382d5dedea79180e70368d1a 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>Apps for Good\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; 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