{"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 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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEDQaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIASZU3sWBNOKtIK%2Ba8frO1Udu8XyWeTYkWGOErVeUUVfAiEA%2F56GyeAdM3eVaTvMofOiPWqeA7cHIFdI9iyZG51vWK0qwgUI%2Ff%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDDFT3skkd4KfVpflXyqWBcj4uQiGTfhjfWZdlvSA3v%2FINq9CUMQWhnbyYCaCnmpZTF08O%2BXlFqE6voSfc2w4SAy0puoEnzuKsJbh00%2B3HBdHVSPsVmGsG6shLzCFK1Xj1OTdpYZdsj25Y5%2BeCshH2spvcw%2BE3U7WmeNqEz7PoJCN7kCvzONdmj5zsFeYpo2j1YupdFW9wk9laCZFkIqpfpElyohIC8NUi2Th3Y4lOrA2%2FoKjwJ3pej3yL9qrVtYyabL7jCXA11fShlSrt%2BOIjaF37ba7rJg%2FmiXH%2F54G8HF4UhVIEI15Mfv%2BW%2BboGvFlJogBbftMgLe%2B5bTTc%2F7k8LdhiZSbHtw%2B4wwMBbpAGwV%2BhmVIKNm6174%2BlewanmCLbjbKfJPwOgP206dcft03JFVOBj65oIe0ESRjk7vCm6%2FYyy%2FHjbhZ9r6cPwVogvGwYVfaCT4ne%2FmViIbhsukFOPuU6Bn7r7u4yRQlch%2BYctO%2BmwLdi6hAq0PwSI%2FYGCowUP37URG%2BK%2B3b4fjfVzR6amqE8is6oFc4iKhkaaUW%2Fvv4PKR6Z96mteNjBztOM3p3nPtBepwhCnxBWaP1pRmRuQYGLvC%2FCsWDWagh6l6Ehu6pRORaGgbourySRg43Pkb26SVr65xgNE2L6KMUCTNAFZFfekLCxmvMKtj1mu%2FbMeGYRDOhaYe3AkJNMcmd9rQxctJ1PtZ5w8Cw4CQicq6ekXqy1J5oTjhoAbdaxHxO3TKDl%2B86dBRviLTf3MeixvNyGQRTRuLvozheDP3JF0vd6IA%2Fi7Tis%2Fd0mrpMMNoO0lneGVHr6z7Yo%2F5wmYhCPufTemptTwuSvJlYxMP4%2Fvj0I6m6qbvmSVucG5zflFfeKaI1zJtF%2Bc6Gpkt54nPbaGsoLMgjZacjMNnnpNUGOrEBne%2Bgcl%2FxLh26%2FqPPlHhLwQWw08qosBV3jeFFuoHI8uXXRMBWwHPnoLGFHY6Grg03vnaujIVF6dyvnMMxJVDGB3f%2Br9VNZ0%2F616TBBf%2F6C%2Fv3n6vvoKFL4hfl2ZTGncEXN3qtkC7VGgyxDNS3AsltRimXZ%2BXSZjaLkIzuhyGZLpbMUFg3LmSWCbImJFROVn5rpax2cacI%2BRoL57NqnJvNKhHOumj0HNo%2F%2BrWcNSOvaM9X&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U7K6QRHZ2%2F20260915%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260915T123300Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=f0fcd900a30ff39270fe8408fea6e51170c62f8d74af357ae4354639b2526648 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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEDQaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIASZU3sWBNOKtIK%2Ba8frO1Udu8XyWeTYkWGOErVeUUVfAiEA%2F56GyeAdM3eVaTvMofOiPWqeA7cHIFdI9iyZG51vWK0qwgUI%2Ff%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDDFT3skkd4KfVpflXyqWBcj4uQiGTfhjfWZdlvSA3v%2FINq9CUMQWhnbyYCaCnmpZTF08O%2BXlFqE6voSfc2w4SAy0puoEnzuKsJbh00%2B3HBdHVSPsVmGsG6shLzCFK1Xj1OTdpYZdsj25Y5%2BeCshH2spvcw%2BE3U7WmeNqEz7PoJCN7kCvzONdmj5zsFeYpo2j1YupdFW9wk9laCZFkIqpfpElyohIC8NUi2Th3Y4lOrA2%2FoKjwJ3pej3yL9qrVtYyabL7jCXA11fShlSrt%2BOIjaF37ba7rJg%2FmiXH%2F54G8HF4UhVIEI15Mfv%2BW%2BboGvFlJogBbftMgLe%2B5bTTc%2F7k8LdhiZSbHtw%2B4wwMBbpAGwV%2BhmVIKNm6174%2BlewanmCLbjbKfJPwOgP206dcft03JFVOBj65oIe0ESRjk7vCm6%2FYyy%2FHjbhZ9r6cPwVogvGwYVfaCT4ne%2FmViIbhsukFOPuU6Bn7r7u4yRQlch%2BYctO%2BmwLdi6hAq0PwSI%2FYGCowUP37URG%2BK%2B3b4fjfVzR6amqE8is6oFc4iKhkaaUW%2Fvv4PKR6Z96mteNjBztOM3p3nPtBepwhCnxBWaP1pRmRuQYGLvC%2FCsWDWagh6l6Ehu6pRORaGgbourySRg43Pkb26SVr65xgNE2L6KMUCTNAFZFfekLCxmvMKtj1mu%2FbMeGYRDOhaYe3AkJNMcmd9rQxctJ1PtZ5w8Cw4CQicq6ekXqy1J5oTjhoAbdaxHxO3TKDl%2B86dBRviLTf3MeixvNyGQRTRuLvozheDP3JF0vd6IA%2Fi7Tis%2Fd0mrpMMNoO0lneGVHr6z7Yo%2F5wmYhCPufTemptTwuSvJlYxMP4%2Fvj0I6m6qbvmSVucG5zflFfeKaI1zJtF%2Bc6Gpkt54nPbaGsoLMgjZacjMNnnpNUGOrEBne%2Bgcl%2FxLh26%2FqPPlHhLwQWw08qosBV3jeFFuoHI8uXXRMBWwHPnoLGFHY6Grg03vnaujIVF6dyvnMMxJVDGB3f%2Br9VNZ0%2F616TBBf%2F6C%2Fv3n6vvoKFL4hfl2ZTGncEXN3qtkC7VGgyxDNS3AsltRimXZ%2BXSZjaLkIzuhyGZLpbMUFg3LmSWCbImJFROVn5rpax2cacI%2BRoL57NqnJvNKhHOumj0HNo%2F%2BrWcNSOvaM9X&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U7K6QRHZ2%2F20260915%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260915T123300Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=740a72f818428de6668b2bd721f28356c8c9594fee5adba7144d8c802af82034 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>Apps for Good\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; 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