Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started. We get great services from Daproim, and we know that our money is also supporting the development of the new Africa through its smart yet disadvantaged students! We go way back with her firm.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 fundraising campaign started: For the last 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

I have used social media to help raise the money for her tuition through the Sharing Foundation in 2007 and 2008. You can help out a friend or colleague, help Nedspace reach its rental goals and help send a couple of Cambodians to college and school in Africa. What could be better than that?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. Often called Africa's largest slum, it is home to nearly a million people. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

One example to publish comes from Africa - here and here. At a massive ceremony that took place on 22 January 2008, the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport presented its new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Textbook for all schools that have computers, all universities and all teacher training facilities.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. Often called Africa's largest slum, it is home to nearly a million people. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. " Gates Foundation also announced grants to programs aimed at helping small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Wonder if smashups are eligible?) NTC will take place in New Orleans March 19-21.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2012

Sure, there are the outliers: people living “off the grid”, whole villages in Africa using solar cookers, but largely, we all sigh and agree that while progress is made toward other forms of energy, coal and oil are in our lives. Starting to sound pretty familiar?

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. South Africa / $250. South Africa. AIDF Africa Summit. AIDF Africa Summit. General / #fcny / @FastCompany. 2016 MNN Annual Conference. 2016 MNN Annual Conference. Massachusetts Nonprofit Network / Framingham, MA / $225. 11/28/2016. Dec 13 - 14.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Self-Help Africa needed a single source of truth to more effectively manage and measure their programs and services and, crucially, demonstrate the value of their programs to donors. Since implementing Salesforce in 2008, they have grown their revenue from €7 million to €20 million annually. Aligning Across Affiliates.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

In January, Cristi was named one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008 by Women's eNews. Hopefully sometime in 2008 we will be able to establish that office. I am working with a foundation right now trying to plan out our Africa initiative for the remainder of the year. She was also awarded their annual Ida B.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

KickStart is a nonprofit that develops and markets new technologies in Africa that help local entrepreneurs to establish small businesses. What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation on July 2, 2008. But, in Africa, where we work, there are very, very few jobs in the formal private sector.

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AUGUST 4, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2010

This called for a new approach to outreach and communications and led to me joining Ashoka in late 2008 in a new position of Digital Marketing Strategist. Recent chats have looked at green entrepreneurship, mobile innovation and building cultures of social entrepreneurship on university campuses.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

What we heard was that our colleagues in Africa really needed support around water. In Africa, we're running capacity-building trainings, and supporting women in launching sustainable businesses, and viable projects, to bring clean water to their communities. Women's Earth Alliance launched a Women and Water Initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

2008), in which he emphasizes the importance of designing evaluations to insure their usefulness, rather than simply creating long reports that may never get read or never result in any practical changes. . Gourma is in Africa. I invite you to share your thoughts and reactions in the comments. But first, some context. .

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

The needs are far greater in Africa and other parts of the world, and we need to find ways to inspire global giving to help alleviate poverty and save the environment all over the world, not just in our local communities. March 13, 2008 | Carie Wow! November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Really amazing.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

The needs are far greater in Africa and other parts of the world, and we need to find ways to inspire global giving to help alleviate poverty and save the environment all over the world, not just in our local communities. March 13, 2008 | Carie Wow! November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Really amazing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Also, there's a whole church movement that is particularly strong in Africa that also has these kinds of things, and there's social capital that's been studied out of Harvard, how you build social capital.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 27, 2011

Both an installation artist and photographer, Naomi was the founder and director of The Cradle Project , a large scale installation calling attention and raising funds for the 48 million children orphaned in Sub-Saharan Africa. Naomi served as an artist-in-residence at Columbia College Chicago in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Her work has been recognized with a 2008 Golden Dot award for Online Dream Team and two prestigious Pollie awards. In addition to his work in the environmental advocacy arena, Eric has extensive experience working on political and issue campaigns from Wyoming to South Africa. Eric Rardin - Senior Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

While " Tweet and Meet " events, called "Tweet Ups," were popular with Twitter users in 2008, "Tweet-Meet-Donate" events became more and more common in 2009. Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water in 24 hours through self-organized volunteer events in 200 cities around the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

For example, we put together the 2008 Seva Challenge. We'll be working in a series of orphanages with HIV/AIDS street children, as well working with YouthAIDS to learn more about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Uganda, and in Africa in general. It's called the Bare Witness Humanitarian Tours. We will be working on a permaculture farm.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

And the Democrats want to be the fiscal conservatives in 2008 who want to run against Bush's mega deficit. But then you go overseas, and my experience, in Israel and Palestine and London and South Africa, Mozambique, people ask you, "What the heck are you doing over there? And that costs money.

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