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Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last October, I had the pleasure and honor to visit the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to accept on behalf of Benetech the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI). We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained. Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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Five Recent Facebook Upgrades That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As those of us in the United States, Canada and Latin America are wrapping up our work days, Asia and Australia are just beginning theirs – and then hours later those in the Middle East, Africa, and then Europe come online to a new day as well. I had seen the functionality on Profiles, but not on Pages.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. I am very lucky to work at an organization that values social media, and have never received push-back regarding investing my time and efforts there. Please summarize your ROI.

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How Online Work Can Save America

Tech Soup

In February of 2011, TechSoup Global board member and founder of the nonprofit Samasource , Leila Chirayath Janah published a piece in TechCrunch that explores an unusual aspect of telework. In GreenTech we've explored how telework, or working remotely via the Internet, is good for the environment and will likely change the modern office.

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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. I am a documentary filmmaker and video journalist, and I think of my work as a form of story telling and documenting. My background is in community media.

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A New Year: A New Learning Journey Begins

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last Sunset of 2011. I will be working with a cluster of Packard grantees in Pakistan and India in collaboration with IIE. I will be working with a cluster of Packard grantees in Pakistan and India in collaboration with IIE.