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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. Our support of groups advancing LGBTI rights is opening up new opportunities for helping many more such groups around the world. In my Fall 2011 President’s Update , I mentioned PBS NewsHour’s two stories, and complete press coverage of our work is listed on our website.

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Phones for Social Change

NTEN

That's why we were particularly pleased to learn that Yaw Anokwa -- a lead developer on Open Data Kit , a modular set of tools helping nonprofits around the world collect data, via mobile phones, on everything from deforestation to human rights violations -- has won the fourth annual Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest.

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Lame spams of the day: another roundup

Robert Weiner

Open with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). If you would like to save a copy of the email or attachment, please save from the opened encrypted email. Text: The following email could not be delivered to you as it exceeded the maximum size limit: Subject: 2011 tax return. Subject: Svetlana has just updated new her profile.

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising. That high-profile celebrity 35% or influential leader endorsement? The data says we should move on. It’s an interesting and valuable report with a lot of great insights.

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The Most Common Ways Leaders Use LinkedIn

Eric Jacobsen Blog

A full recap of Lab42's findings (conducted in July 2011) are in the October issue of Entrepreneur magazine. Note that you can also now add your volunteer activities to your LinkedIn profile. A few tips for leaders: Participate in LinkedIn groups that cater to your target market to engage in conversation.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. I think having an open mind, being relevant, authentic, transparent and willing to experiment are things that are important to social media practitioners. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. But, we also recognize that open rates are falling, and we’ve got to continue to stay ahead of the curve and evolve in emerging spaces like social media and mobile, so we invest in those areas as well. What is on your To Do List for 2011?