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Nedspace Co-Working Space in Portland, Oregan will send three Cambodians to college if.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have used social media to help raise the money for her tuition through the Sharing Foundation in 2007 and 2008. NedSpace is located at 920 SW Third (between Taylor & Salmon) Portland, Oregon. My motivation was a simple act of reciprocity (not what you might read in some of these comments ).

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Gratitude for Impact: Epic Thanks Unleashed

Care2

Simplicity played a big role in the success of the first TweetsGiving in 2008. While there were pre-parties in some cities this year including in Tampa, Portland, and Tel-Aviv, our community wasn't excited about organizing lcoal events. Simplicity Rules.

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Blog Action Day: 4 Ways to Alleviate Poverty in Your Community

Have Fun - Do Good

The most recent episode featured Eva Mendes, and Liz Evans, the Executive Director and Founder of the Portland Hotel Society in Vancouver. The Portland Hotel Society provides housing and advocacy for the "hardest to house": people with mental illness, physical disabilities, HIV/AIDS, a record of criminal activity, and drug addiction.

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MAINE COMPASS: School-based program teaches kids basics of philanthropy | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

AFP Blog

The JOY program was launched in 2008 by the Unity Foundation, which is based in Unity, with funding partners UniTel Inc. They also participate in Jumpstart Our Youth (JOY) -- the state's most comprehensive youth philanthropy program -- with Jobs for Maine's Graduates students statewide. and the Maine Community Foundation.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon. The image below is a screenshot from a disaster preparedness exercise in Portland, Oregon. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. They have participated in planning and emergency responses from remote Pacific islands to downtown Portland, Oregon. The image below is a screenshot from a disaster preparedness exercise in Portland, Oregon. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. I’ve been playing with the conversational panel or conversational keynote models for short sessions (60, 75 or 90 minutes.)