Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2017

The Largest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time. Arguably, the refugee crisis is the largest humanitarian emergency of our time. That displacement has happened mostly as a result of the wars in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Our Vision.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The Rucksack" -- a cutting-edge project that I led recently for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) -- is an especially powerful example of an organization using technology in a strategic and transformative way. To help share the story, I've put together a behind-the-scenes video tour of the Rucksack.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. Once you’re crystal clear on your message, it’s time to get creative! Of course you do! Start planning.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

She's offering a special deal right now that if you buy her book, Zen Under Fire: A Story of Love and War in Afghanistan , you will receive 30 Days of Courage for free You'll notice when you click on the link for Zen Under Fire , that the book is only available from New Zealand at this time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Over the last year, the work of Traveling Postcards keeps crossing my path, so I asked its founder, Caroline Lovell, to share with us: How Traveling Postcards works The path that brought her to this work Her favorite Traveling Postcards success story How we can get involved with Traveling Postcards I've posted her answers below.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2006

One year she made each of us a sweater with a story. Betty Christiansen's book, Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time , captures 28 stories of people and organizations who are using knitting to comfort, empower and heal. This one definitely tops my list, and I don't even knit. Abrams site.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

Text messages allow organizations to contact donors in real time, making texting an efficient tool in fundraising campaigns. SAWA-Australia is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing Afghanistan women with education and health services. Members open texts at a rate of over 4 times more than they open emails.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 16, 2008

I wanted to say thanks to all of you for reading Have Fun * Do Good for the past 2 1/2 years by giving away three copies of the book I've enjoyed reading the most so far this year, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace.One School At a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

I've posted a couple of times about giving circles, groups of people who get together to learn about an organization's work, and pool their donations to have a greater impact. Brodsky documents the inside story of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). With All Our Strength by Anne Brodsky.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Her newest book, the story of a Brazilian diplomat who worked for the United Nations for 34 years, has inspired an upcoming documentary and feature film. One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin I liked this book so much that I gave away three copies to readers for Have Fun * Do Good Reader Appreciation Day.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2006

I had planned to include his newest book, The Audacity of Hope , in this year's list, but now that I work from home and commute less, I have less time to read on the bus and BART. Dreams is his personal story, while Audacity is more of a reflection on American politics and culture. Both books are crazily well-written.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

And then spending more time here, and getting a bit more acquainted with the lies of this society regarding race and class and all kinds of issues. India is next to Pakistan, which is right next to Afghanistan, and the US had just gone to war in Afghanistan. You'll get there in your time. We are all activists.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

To get a sense of the complexity involved in connecting these groups to make an impact, take three countries’ unique nonprofit data stories: Organizations have a variety of registration types. That allows individual donors to save time while combing records to find organizations to support. And it multiplies impact immensely!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And we’re going to try to save some time at the end for Q&A so don’t be shy. Even ran into each other a couple of times in Idaho, which was cool. You know, with some fundraising coming up, end of year fundraising, as you probably know, 30% of all the money given comes at this time of year. Tell a story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 12, 2013

Trained as a lawyer, Marianne helped develop human rights strategies for the governments of New Zealand and Timor-Leste, has worked as a Policy Advisor for Oxfam, and spent two years working in human rights in the Gaza Strip prior to her time in Afghanistan, where she served in the United Nations mission (2005-2007).

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

"I think that people have long associated feminism with older white women and the idea of bringing that back to women of color, and bringing it back to young women of color and asking them what it means is an exciting time for me." In particular, it is important to think about what young women need to be thinking about in this moment of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

How the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the web to bring back together their band of brothers and sisters. The Tools Don’t Create Strong or Weak Ties, Stories and People Do. It is generated partly from the story, and the social network that enables that story to be told.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country. We’ve been able to cut our reporting time by 50%.”.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It's about time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Image: Shutterstock.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

Her personal story is chronicled in the memoir, Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Habbo’s InfoBus re: curbing violence against gay teens; developing understanding via the Matthew Shepard Foundation visiting ‘in-world’ or the War Child Int’l foundation partnership to focus in-world on kids impacted by violence in Afghanistan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda etc. What do you think?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

Other times it is collected to record the human rights environment in a given context, perhaps a conflict or post-conflict situation. Over 8 weeks this last fall, I had the privilege of working with NGOs from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, in a series of trainings that took place in Phnom Penh, Beirut and Istanbul.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

Listening to the stories of these young men and women, most of them in their early twenties, I had to ask myself how I would be feeling if it were my son, my nephew, or my sister lying there. We know now that even at the time these unequivocal statements were made, intelligence assessments existed that contradicted these claims.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

It's long, but I hope you'll take time during your coffee or lunch break to read, or listen to her inspiring words. KR: Well, I think people like yourself who work in the media, and who are journalists and who blog, can do a great job of telling the story of why investing in women is such a remarkable way of making change in the world.

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