{"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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCcNZNtAmN0LsOxrfECQG8wn7rn4N05TUd7sjFXebSemgIhAKDaKyV%2BffKf%2F3zNptqpsUhcHEkkwtfoYOX7Zrend8ZkKsEFCNP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgxL0VbQor2FZHIEsPsqlQVQj7ZRMSs22Ef6taFFCIb8CGQJ0fc5%2Bz2UOEDj6dHggwa9NGfVOg7qPo2OvQ06n4rQ8JD200pH6%2BbCaEFlzYoCIk6BubBCWb3VDqEvo2cYpQjMlohvrnSNE54zUS8AtugAjPOy7O0PkbRjLfHku8llSL%2ByMqKdBzvh5rYKbxaJC%2BF6qSqiqo0%2BRqnRkVLvGJn0pijTCikob3Pk9DWeb2%2BldDnWiXnfYLBHonBjDxaHIPXyTdJoqFUZLKgxQ11AgLArzqeNiSd0PMsKFphHobVBZs88rNvw%2BEjByS8gAeyAhH3oJakC3h5xLWlgd%2BVaf%2FLzxSuk1LCC8Mb19BhIieYkORNtlugjnB2LgMRK7%2FjvNX0jTxFtOl3SLIk%2BJKvwRgs0AbNGHpD4iL6d%2BPnaobgveUdemiZ9Jcv8aQP5p5iXfosSgwoB4wFeyojhjGIOJd6wElrY3oKuzxqyiEprTGoN2EsHvrsLTj6Q1kPclVnBKynM%2F9YpMIET2BfTcJwR2I%2BsZXt1MoafrrFsvhpy1q7yHcn15Wi1%2Fm8Sa23MtZ9vSr8mmSfXzTqYk1%2FuNG5U4ltjqfx%2F7z8nt3vYyfT4VZ5saO7%2B%2BrbFBl4G9jyD7BjYrvqdxt3wWwjHjGksizPpFUYgfcOa7FLTHZSbMg0jNIZHNbtTRGPZK29IQaQwnG9ewlSUbG%2BhlmZb7j5WhQNpuYWtmbbWRE5xx%2BVXqBx4v%2FlWVH1VJadq4QEfNQlj6pxK%2BBCVGb2%2FrR7O7UjX%2FbbpX%2BfiY%2BgAh9McI5hzOzUZaq%2FKGhnx4DqZVwi1yUjOayFQBr7i%2BzSS718dgfo%2B949gCjPbRfUqQHFY2JurgQD5Errjo4w2rDl0AkMpBl8PLA%2Fq0oUnTkEmMIzA%2FNYGOrABSL5sTVk0xR5h9vmKTwjmiTQut2KgkW2x0u0kWGOzipVoPpKfRM53P6lSekIpbHaRVdTA3ffBsrdwLt2FUoBJgF2Lod09K59%2BxBPWBH5PsoIuO9BUL2cFRW%2F3OFHM%2BL7gtFONu1kdAsa5F%2FGUKReD4goJSTkzzcVvVi56OLBgF78joTlRAC6spnUJWENkEr8Xk9bSu5JkyTAJ6HG8kkFKH0gKE8kkr7TaGS2FZJJ1ljc%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U4JKTB74H%2F20261026%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20261026T102831Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=b21ceef6ca718e6d0a1b004923141f98af257fd74ad23ddd455b8cd81fa79b2f 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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCcNZNtAmN0LsOxrfECQG8wn7rn4N05TUd7sjFXebSemgIhAKDaKyV%2BffKf%2F3zNptqpsUhcHEkkwtfoYOX7Zrend8ZkKsEFCNP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgxL0VbQor2FZHIEsPsqlQVQj7ZRMSs22Ef6taFFCIb8CGQJ0fc5%2Bz2UOEDj6dHggwa9NGfVOg7qPo2OvQ06n4rQ8JD200pH6%2BbCaEFlzYoCIk6BubBCWb3VDqEvo2cYpQjMlohvrnSNE54zUS8AtugAjPOy7O0PkbRjLfHku8llSL%2ByMqKdBzvh5rYKbxaJC%2BF6qSqiqo0%2BRqnRkVLvGJn0pijTCikob3Pk9DWeb2%2BldDnWiXnfYLBHonBjDxaHIPXyTdJoqFUZLKgxQ11AgLArzqeNiSd0PMsKFphHobVBZs88rNvw%2BEjByS8gAeyAhH3oJakC3h5xLWlgd%2BVaf%2FLzxSuk1LCC8Mb19BhIieYkORNtlugjnB2LgMRK7%2FjvNX0jTxFtOl3SLIk%2BJKvwRgs0AbNGHpD4iL6d%2BPnaobgveUdemiZ9Jcv8aQP5p5iXfosSgwoB4wFeyojhjGIOJd6wElrY3oKuzxqyiEprTGoN2EsHvrsLTj6Q1kPclVnBKynM%2F9YpMIET2BfTcJwR2I%2BsZXt1MoafrrFsvhpy1q7yHcn15Wi1%2Fm8Sa23MtZ9vSr8mmSfXzTqYk1%2FuNG5U4ltjqfx%2F7z8nt3vYyfT4VZ5saO7%2B%2BrbFBl4G9jyD7BjYrvqdxt3wWwjHjGksizPpFUYgfcOa7FLTHZSbMg0jNIZHNbtTRGPZK29IQaQwnG9ewlSUbG%2BhlmZb7j5WhQNpuYWtmbbWRE5xx%2BVXqBx4v%2FlWVH1VJadq4QEfNQlj6pxK%2BBCVGb2%2FrR7O7UjX%2FbbpX%2BfiY%2BgAh9McI5hzOzUZaq%2FKGhnx4DqZVwi1yUjOayFQBr7i%2BzSS718dgfo%2B949gCjPbRfUqQHFY2JurgQD5Errjo4w2rDl0AkMpBl8PLA%2Fq0oUnTkEmMIzA%2FNYGOrABSL5sTVk0xR5h9vmKTwjmiTQut2KgkW2x0u0kWGOzipVoPpKfRM53P6lSekIpbHaRVdTA3ffBsrdwLt2FUoBJgF2Lod09K59%2BxBPWBH5PsoIuO9BUL2cFRW%2F3OFHM%2BL7gtFONu1kdAsa5F%2FGUKReD4goJSTkzzcVvVi56OLBgF78joTlRAC6spnUJWENkEr8Xk9bSu5JkyTAJ6HG8kkFKH0gKE8kkr7TaGS2FZJJ1ljc%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U4JKTB74H%2F20261026%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20261026T102831Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=942affae9b056f38c49fe7f57122d353e22c1f41800e0a397a9d8229d51cc2b3 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>Apps for Good\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; 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