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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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developing economies in Asia and Africa. For those nonprofits working on political engagement issues/activism - When media bans were put in place at the end of Musharraf’s rule in Pakistan SMSall , or as its founder Umar Saif, says “Twitter for SMS,” or “Twitter for. not have some of these features.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

We have 130 chapters that are already active and meeting, and we have 26 or 27 registrations of chapters that are still in the process of forming. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. This past March, two different groups went to Africa. Did you say where you're going in 2011?

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Met with current and prospective individual donors as part of my donor cultivation and stewardship efforts, by thanking current donors and explaining what we’ve accomplished with their support, and sharing our activities with prospective donors in the hopes of getting them to support Benetech. So, we fill in for them. Roger Martin).

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