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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). It pulled me in, and then everywhere I looked online I saw it was pulling in others! A simple commitment.

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Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the web to bring back together their band of brothers and sisters. The tower seeks to organize everything in hierarchies, control information flows, and keep the power heading from bottom to top. The examples are there, too. The Obama campaign, for one.

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[VIDEO] Raise More Money And Improve Donors Relationships Through Personal Branding

Bloomerang

In fact, he was named one of the 10 best retreat facilitators in America. And here’s Anthony, he was in one of my wounded veteran programs that these young men and women who’ve lost their legs and arms in Iraq and Afghanistan. And again, this information is in both of my books. And so that’s it.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. The informal story; it took me years to recognize it; is that at the end of the day, and this is my own personal acknowledgement, at the end of the day, it is my own healing. That's the story of Women for Women. That is the formal story.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

Have Fun - Do Good

They displayed the kind of grit and optimism and resourcefulness that represents the very best of America. We need to get accurate information regarding how many Iraqi troops are currently prepared for the transition of security responsibilities, and a realistic assessment of the U.S.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

Having said that, I do believe that America straddles this very interesting place, where on the one hand it sees itself as a leader in the world, and it sees itself as an exceptional power in the world, but then it's sort of ambivalent about whether or not it actually wants to take on that mantle fully. It's something worth thinking about.

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