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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Did you experience resistance from higher ups in the organization initially utilizing about social media, or were they supportive? Blog: wfwnotesfromthefield.wordpress.com. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when?

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children. by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. The book’s message is simple.

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Guest post by Brian Reich: GamesThatGive - You Play. We Donate. Charities Win.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2007, the popular Free Rice online game used quiz-style vocabulary building game that rewarded correct answers with ten grains per bowl to feed hungry children. Nobody wants ads ruining their game experience, so we make sure they don’t. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association. The Wilderness Society. Feeding America.

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Today is World Refugee Day: Give Refugees a Hand

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, June 20th, is World Refugee Day , a day to raise awareness about refugees' rights, and to honor their experiences. million refugees outside their countries, as well as 26 million others displaced internally by conflict or persecution at the end of 2007." That's a statistic you don't often see in the news.

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How-to: Let Go and Start Blogging

NTEN

He shared his experience of posting to the blog twenty times per day, five days per week with a gazillion people following his moves. My first thought was how is the experience of one of the most popular, persistent bloggers relevant to most people starting out or blogging for non-profit organizations. Blogs Build Transparency.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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If not director of a school, I would like to be someone of importance, someone of value again.'"--Honorata (pictured left) about her experience with Women for Women International. T he program works in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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She has been the recipient of many awards, including Fast Company's 2007 Social Capitalist Award, and the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award. They are the majority of those who actually experience physical violence. -Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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