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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org TapIt water bottle refilling network was founded in 2008 to give New Yorkers free access to clean sustainable water on the go. org and others.

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Nonprofit Economic Survey from GuideStar

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The good news is that the proportion of nonprofits reporting decreased contributions, 52 percent, remained unchanged from our previous survey, which covered October 2008 through February 2009. So things apparently didn’t worsen dramatically for charitable organizations between March and May. Check out the numbers and results here.

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Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

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In 2010, we enter in to a new era of social media marketing, one based on information, rationalization, and resolve." And furthermore, by focusing on justification and metrics, we were distracted from the primary objective of building relationships and cultivating dialogue. … But that was then and this is now.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

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The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r= Now for indirect content or Mash-ups. Costs & Benefits. http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 7_July_2005_London_bombings.

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Collaborative Technologies for Social Impact: How Survivors Connect leverages the web and you can, too!

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In 2008, Aashika graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; she is now working on her Masters in Philosophy in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK where she’s a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. >> Learn more about Aashika and Survivors Connect today: [link].

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Great reads from around the web on September 19th

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Since 2008, non-profits have cracked the $1 billion mark for online fundraising. In 2010, the average online gift jumped up to $91.94." The firm recently put out an infographic showing that the Internet is the fastest-growing channel for non-profits.

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