Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. It’s pretty interesting. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I do a ton of technical writing, and I have become the “documentation facilitator&# of the OpenMRS project – it is an open source medical records system, designed to serve clinics in low-resource areas (such as sub-sarahan Africa) that treat patients with HIV/AIDS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2012

In 2009, I moved with my my family across country to California to become Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and wrote my first book, The Networked Project with Alison Fine. I will be working with a cluster of Packard grantees in Pakistan and India in collaboration with IIE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In 2009, she was recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and today she gives back through the Global Give Back Circle website “ Hey Sister, Get Clued Up ” and attends the American University in Dubai. Microsoft commissioned a report with IYF chronicling the opportunity divide which was published in March this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2009

They are using FLIP Cameras and Camtasia editing software to product a series of videos of their deep field work in Africa. The video bloggers Marcus Prior their spokesperson from East Africa. The videos include a visit nutrition centres where school kids show up for their daily meals and get a taste of original Masai goat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been near Camden, Maine for the past few days at the PopTech 2009 Fellows Program as part of the PopTech 2009 conference ( streaming live ), which starts on Wednesday. PopTech Slides View more presentations from kanter. PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. Social Media Strategy As Design Process.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

Abby Elsener is currently the Assistant Director of Development for Health at ASU, and has spent the majority of her career working for community-based nonprofits and social enterprises in Cape Town, South Africa, Washington, D.C., and Phoenix, Arizona. She is a volunteer on the Young Professionals Council of UMOM New Day Centers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

If he can rent out the 4 remaining offices (at $400 ea) and 60 hot desk spaces (at $175 ea) by 5PM PT Monday June 1, 2009 at his co-working space, NedSpace , he'll not only send Leng Sopharath to college, but to other Cambodians through the Sharing Foundation's college education program. Plus he will also donate $5000 to Epic Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

When policymakers are not paying attention, Human Rights Watch shines a light on the situation through the media, both mainstream and social channels. In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. Daniel Bekele , Africa Director. Lotte Leicht , EU Director.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. Often called Africa's largest slum, it is home to nearly a million people. The image above is an example from the Sumatra earthquake response of 2009. monitor election results in Mexico and India. Helping People Make Decisions About Place - Movesmart.org.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. Often called Africa's largest slum, it is home to nearly a million people. The image above is an example from the Sumatra earthquake response of 2009. monitor election results in Mexico and India. Helping People Make Decisions About Place - Movesmart.org.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

October 30, 2009) – America’s Giving Challenge, a 30-day, national online competition that encourages people to leverage their social networks to recruit supporters and win cash awards for nonprofit organizations, today announced that it has received a $75,000 grant from the W.K. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1 WASHINGTON, D.C.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. Those Featured Projects came together May 26-27, 2009 in San Jose, CA, at the N2Y4 Conference to pitch their ideas, find collaborators, and get valuable feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. Why not give a small donation to help a school in Africa, like Epic Change's projects or find a project in a corner of the world that is meaningful to you. What charities will you be contributing beyond the holiday season in 2009 and why? .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

They are receptive to how their vision is going to manifest." --Jennifer Lee, Artizen Coaching Many of you have big visions for a better world and want to make a difference in 2009. Below is the edited transcript from my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jennifer Lee from January 22, 2009. You are onto the right thing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Summer 2009 Our growth over the last year has been so phenomenal that I wanted to use this summer update to highlight some of the great people working for Benetech: our interns, summer associates and fellows. Two or three times a year, I publish a president's update for Benetech.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

For example, World Press Photo put together this powerful series on life in North Africa, giving an inside perspective not found in headlines, soundbites, or protest clips. I was lucky enough to be part of the team that won marriage equality in Iowa in 2009. What happens when the issue becomes, as Ganz put it, more divisive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations.

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See3

OCTOBER 17, 2009

September, 2009. Lots of love from South Africa! But there is real demand for this among people who don’t have a choice, because of their location, or illness, etc. You can read more about this at the Jewish Television Network’s website. Here are some of the comments people made this year about it: KOL NIDRE COMMENTS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

On March 5, 2009 I interviewed yoga teacher and co-Founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, Seane Corn , for the Big Vision Podcast shortly after she returned from a trip to Cambodia with participants from Off the Mat, Into the World's Seva Challenge. --Seane Corn, co-Founder, Off the Mat, Into the World. I'm pretty confident we can do it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

The report was completed and published in November of 2009, and you can click here to download a copy. The second came involuntarily as slaves from Africa. Heres what we know: Many in nonprofit leadership positions have been hanging on by cutting more than they even thought possible.

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