{"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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjELr%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIHCjCTgiwdndVSxrNUgS11HOW7hWdzjtlvTk1bgpptOnAiEA0Rp3Z6L6FBfM%2Fho3r%2B4JdzLk4WX17HzmBBA00FBrffUqwQUIg%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDFYPX4BO%2FQR%2F5JFZUSqVBc5weHDQi%2FU72Lvgj7ZipQ8RRhH8%2BF6YWruVWm0kEEGLhZ8E2p2dO4MooT9UjAzRh3FnWEwWDq%2BKpnIYAShGAFQiGMN%2BtuJWCEG7lNBJGeVQAHJ%2FjVmi3lsTfHkCDe8tCa%2BsGSoAqoB7h3sYmfQuq%2Bjh%2B6O7Qs9bPGXNzj%2BCsKJj%2FM96%2BpudIkHDqd7Q3pPEmGwbxvlfGBRUI6%2FPY%2FqgxmJgOborpKBD9mItwOuTWWUg8gH2N4A7zHrjB8wQN3OWh%2BjwRPmIK1a8pVumqDIuwsURcTC5TMK0b1cAfYDphFnfYJ1VXKD48M7Mvk2A3HjgNUBw7gfS3m2K4muIDrKlwnpoc%2FdSWt9y04DNtC0lFvL9rGIbZ4HUdTfFWewb6OE7DL4S%2BCQfTuvvvNhmkEBn%2BsXOdN8naveuKo%2F9X4vt3v3xkwR8bX2zeazELGcmMCDno%2FVLHSOJqHWCyehsq1hw2pBep4XBs1b%2B5y5VKG%2BBS1P6ZoqProahQQ5A3xbxqk5RHOTfoZ1bdy27ZxwnKiYakX5kG8y12IqPFTphMacWdd%2BB8XJlfbyIAQBB4H2KnBeeL5GLDcVt1miFQ4I0BnBlrHPFJQWXk2Rzdf770Jvkka8RhXgbhCvawr9WUssx1vOoCS8QZKCoUotOvqtcUncXsI64vDEuG6tpFKRUgEdWRzVNAX%2B0fGYUfIb6deqtoDSbsu1jf1YmfFdRair93I2oqXxcM%2F9MEONDWkfxhU%2F0bHjIR2UZtJXjHKaBlRNb94XBRV2t6fVx0FEvmaxvtO6b68L%2BYmjG0xpR17mGIji7Ck6VeWoVLraBicUGoU4vm1I8GMvAaksCpszFrgw75nZPpL2na8AaFKK2UUDn4OOEGxODmhZaAtMwrOSuzwY6sQEo859wzTIm%2BPSI6%2Ft0Mvh5p5SEVaKp%2BjP7AKV9WNFN1SgyPCB1HcH3GgNhOYoGYeb1fKcXg00yoHM4kfKuslnA%2BzVb0H4%2B497rO9vA1mi%2BPXGZrPvzgsC4p56Az%2FBGbnBXNJcSS8UBDWHSKgB6pDkCuyJQ%2F4FlaNcQpaUFvRL2QRclnXlI%2By1pQYELfw98jZML5n4oAuj6aH%2FXMzaaKR85oE0XMP9GHLEPxJgcQopJuic%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47URW6RSXIB%2F20260424%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260424T190814Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=b4102b8dfc45cf9fe94fdd0f045f6c774e8340e908409a5fa4589ab59af3993b 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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjELr%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIHCjCTgiwdndVSxrNUgS11HOW7hWdzjtlvTk1bgpptOnAiEA0Rp3Z6L6FBfM%2Fho3r%2B4JdzLk4WX17HzmBBA00FBrffUqwQUIg%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDFYPX4BO%2FQR%2F5JFZUSqVBc5weHDQi%2FU72Lvgj7ZipQ8RRhH8%2BF6YWruVWm0kEEGLhZ8E2p2dO4MooT9UjAzRh3FnWEwWDq%2BKpnIYAShGAFQiGMN%2BtuJWCEG7lNBJGeVQAHJ%2FjVmi3lsTfHkCDe8tCa%2BsGSoAqoB7h3sYmfQuq%2Bjh%2B6O7Qs9bPGXNzj%2BCsKJj%2FM96%2BpudIkHDqd7Q3pPEmGwbxvlfGBRUI6%2FPY%2FqgxmJgOborpKBD9mItwOuTWWUg8gH2N4A7zHrjB8wQN3OWh%2BjwRPmIK1a8pVumqDIuwsURcTC5TMK0b1cAfYDphFnfYJ1VXKD48M7Mvk2A3HjgNUBw7gfS3m2K4muIDrKlwnpoc%2FdSWt9y04DNtC0lFvL9rGIbZ4HUdTfFWewb6OE7DL4S%2BCQfTuvvvNhmkEBn%2BsXOdN8naveuKo%2F9X4vt3v3xkwR8bX2zeazELGcmMCDno%2FVLHSOJqHWCyehsq1hw2pBep4XBs1b%2B5y5VKG%2BBS1P6ZoqProahQQ5A3xbxqk5RHOTfoZ1bdy27ZxwnKiYakX5kG8y12IqPFTphMacWdd%2BB8XJlfbyIAQBB4H2KnBeeL5GLDcVt1miFQ4I0BnBlrHPFJQWXk2Rzdf770Jvkka8RhXgbhCvawr9WUssx1vOoCS8QZKCoUotOvqtcUncXsI64vDEuG6tpFKRUgEdWRzVNAX%2B0fGYUfIb6deqtoDSbsu1jf1YmfFdRair93I2oqXxcM%2F9MEONDWkfxhU%2F0bHjIR2UZtJXjHKaBlRNb94XBRV2t6fVx0FEvmaxvtO6b68L%2BYmjG0xpR17mGIji7Ck6VeWoVLraBicUGoU4vm1I8GMvAaksCpszFrgw75nZPpL2na8AaFKK2UUDn4OOEGxODmhZaAtMwrOSuzwY6sQEo859wzTIm%2BPSI6%2Ft0Mvh5p5SEVaKp%2BjP7AKV9WNFN1SgyPCB1HcH3GgNhOYoGYeb1fKcXg00yoHM4kfKuslnA%2BzVb0H4%2B497rO9vA1mi%2BPXGZrPvzgsC4p56Az%2FBGbnBXNJcSS8UBDWHSKgB6pDkCuyJQ%2F4FlaNcQpaUFvRL2QRclnXlI%2By1pQYELfw98jZML5n4oAuj6aH%2FXMzaaKR85oE0XMP9GHLEPxJgcQopJuic%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47URW6RSXIB%2F20260424%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260424T190814Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=33a3347e2a59d456daa860581885c22d126790d6b6041151cd62249eb1986bfc 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>Apps for Good\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; 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