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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APRIL 16, 2021

But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. California State Park’s Virtual Earth Day Report helps them track their progress and record their impact for prizes. The organization’s actions help move the South toward a cleaner, more sustainable future. When Is Earth Day? Connect with WildAid: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2012

For example, in the villages of rural Africa where Camfed works, local community members play an essential role in helping girls succeed in school. In many communities, Camfed students are supported by Mother Support Groups comprised of women who raise funds to support and empower their villages’ neediest girls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Other international keynotes included colleagues Simon Mainwaring and Peter Sims (more about their ideas coming later this week in blogs posts, so stay tuned.) Isadora, who is only 13 years, created a Facebook group to help other teens in her country who want to make a difference in their communities and to report problems in their schools.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Need help finding the right WordPress plugin for your website? The link need to be like so: Africa. Busia, Kenya: Teaching Mobile Apps Development to High School Students.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

dollars and British pounds, and donors in India and East Africa can contribute in their local currencies via our partnerships with ImpactGuru and M-Changa. Our team wanted to know: What other currencies could help us connect more GlobalGivers with more community-led organizations? GlobalGiving accepts donations in U.S. Why It Matters.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? Kibiribiri, Uganda: Building Capacities of Teachers and Students in Digital Storytelling. Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Africa + Middle East. Building Capacities of Teachers and Students in Digital Storytelling.

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APRIL 8, 2014

NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming. Their service is invaluable to helping us develop and improve our offerings to the nonprofit community. Tobias Eigen, Executive Director, Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 15, 2009

Wellesley College student, Catlin Powers , is the co-founder of One Earth Designs. The organization helps Himalayan communities, "achieve their unique visions of sustainable living through science/engineering education and infrastructure development." and business skills. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

To help, Symantec has sponsored programs aimed at getting more women into and interested in science, computers, and engineering. Symantec’s grant is applied toward their Global Partnership Businesswomen’s Network in the Middle East and North Africa. Education received approximately 50 percent of Symantec’s dollars.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Not only does Indiegogo offer discounts on fees, you can also get a badge on your campaign that says you're a verified 503(c) nonprofit (which, according to the Indiegogo rep I spoke with, helps with garnering donations). Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month.

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JULY 28, 2010

Founded by three of the most respected web analytics professionals in the world, Analysis Exchange creates value for nonprofits by connecting them directly with experienced web analysts willing to donate their time to help efforts identify opportunities to increase online donations, engagement, interaction, and list distribution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Can I Sit With You? Can I Sit With You? Photo by Dmason.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

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 ). We bring communities together to identify their top problems, needs, and priorities, and solve them internally. Now 26, Erickson is still FORGE's Executive Director.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Some of her resolutions were to reconnect with her city council members, get more involved with youth outreach through the arts, and "stop saying 'Africa.' Africa is not a country. Her resolutions include eating local organic food, teaching her students about healthier eating options, and volunteering at a community garden.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Not only does Indiegogo offer discounts on fees, you can also get a badge on your campaign that says you're a verified 503(c) nonprofit (which, according to the Indiegogo rep I spoke with, helps with garnering donations). Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Health systems in developing world countries will, understandably enough, do whatever it takes to help donors determine the outcomes of their giving--but often doesn't translate into systematic, consistent data collection that best meets the needs of the entire system. The impact of donor expectations on data collection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2008

With your help, we can draw desperately-needed political attention to the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Signing the petition, tweeting or writing blog posts are great ways to help without expending a lot of cash." Just Africa. STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition. WorldBridge, A Refugees International Blog.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. South Africa.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

They moved to a transitional campus, and they began to add students and kind of expand their services to those students. The ones that we see that are struggling, that we’re helping a lot are the ones that, you know, if they don’t have the process, it presents immense amount of risk. And they began to grow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

Don't get me wrong, there are extremely sad and depressing stories in here, but mostly it is a book that shares Cheadle and Prendergast's, "Two Paths Out of Apathy," inspiring citizen activist success stories, and tools and information to help you take action. And the Five Helpful Hints for Advocacy Initiatives 1. has to say.

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JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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MAY 6, 2021

Here’s a timeline with links to articles about significant events over the last century that helped form our current context: . 1950s & 1960s – Electrical and Mine Workers Unions started investing pension capital in affordable housing and health facilities . . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

This latest one spotlights the many great interns, associates and fellows that are or were working for Benetech over this summer and into this year. Each one of these terrific people has committed to spending anywhere from a month to a year helping Benetech with his or her skills and passion.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

You did a webinar for us last year, had to have you back, check her out over at Leadership Savvy, does a lot of good work helping folks with strategic planning, which you’re going to talk about obviously, and just an awesome person. So we’ll have some tools to help you manage the process as well. Julie: Great.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In September, we asked nonprofits and libraries to show us exactly how technology activates their organization and helps fulfill their mission. And the entries came from all over the world, from our own backyard San Francisco to Canada and even as far as Lesotho, Africa! What does technology in action look like? From Canada to Lesotho.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

I also facilitated several workshops for London-based nonprofit CEOs and communications directors on developing a strategy for their leadership profiles on social and internal champions (board, staff, and volunteers). The first half of the conference featured talks from three platforms that discussed future trends for social good.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Its main purpose is to help people really get engaged on the ground in social change. You hear them speak, or you read their book, or you listen to your podcast, and then you generally write to that person, or you go up to them, rush them at the end of a speech and say, "I'm a student, I want to get involved." His name is Ori Brafman.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

In 1990, four months after being released from prison, Mandela visited Madison Park High School in Boston to address the community , and he expressed his deep concern about school dropouts both in South Africa and the U.S. The organisation personifies Mandela’s words, but also acts as inspiration for his legacy to live on in Africa.

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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. ECPAT International :: @ ECPAT.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

When you find other people that are into the same thing, it's great, because it just helps to reinforce that and gets things moving. You can even be a student, or anybody who frequents cafes, or you can work from home. Not having to rely on transit to get there and back and forth I think helps as well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Consulted with some peer social entrepreneurs about whether we could help them with specific technology for their nonprofits. Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. Student privacy. This is what my team calls a karma gig.

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