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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. Organization: Women for Women International. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator. Website: www.womenforwomen.org.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). It does take a long-term framework, in terms of being able to view results. He ran into Congo. Now 26, Erickson is still FORGE's Executive Director.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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I had an amazing opportunity to cover the civil war, but also to cover a lot of the human rights issues that were emerging as a result of the war. Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold.

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Live The Questions Now

Global Giving

While maintaining the books for the company’s shipments to central Africa, Morel noticed something strange: Tons of ivory and rubber were arriving on Europe’s docks each day, but little except guns and ammunition were being sent south in exchange. to make sure the other fellow can tell they have been eliminated.

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take this compelling example of how deep engagement can lead to better results from Wildlife Direct. In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional.

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The Right Way to use Social Media for Fundraising: Wildlife Direct

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, when nonprofits use the best practices around meaningful engagement they see results. Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions, pulled out his crystal ball last year, and said “individuals will come to your organization with the expectation of being full partners in your work, not just dollar wells to be tapped when cash is needed.