Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Making it through both primary and secondary education is critical to girls being able to help break the cycle of poverty. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to help send her to college from 2006-2010 through the Sharing Foundation’s program. …more likely to understand her rights and be a force for change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. My days as an Ally are behind me, but the passion remains: in December of 2012 I found myself on a plane bound for a Tanzanian NGO. Dianna Schwartz , Public Allies Arizona Alumna. Executive Director. Military Assistance Project.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Students can actually rent textbooks and read them on the tablet. On October 29, 2012, Microsoft released Windows Phone 8 , an update to its Windows Phone platform. Mobile payments are especially popular in Africa as it doesn't require Internet access nor does it rely on Africa's weak banking infrastructure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

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. They gave the students tests based on content and scored them. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). Benchmark Studies and Examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

What challenges do women who tech in Africa and Middle East face? It was very inspiring here from Giselle Bhati who will graduate this year and work for the Marriott Hotels. Part of Akilah’s program is that students start social businesses to give back to their communities. Are these similar or different than in the US?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care.

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