Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. Header image: Smoke from wildfires in Quebec, Canada shrouds New York City on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023. M1 Buses on Madison Av.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2012

I decided it would be worth the effort to create a compelling Camfed collection of images on Pinterest, and I wanted to do it strategically, leveraging the viral nature of the platform. As Pinterest is a sharing platform, using the most attractive images in our arsenal was essential to my strategy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

A couple weeks ago, I posted about an upcoming e-waste and refurbishment standards conference in South Africa that I was co-organizing. To explore ways to integrate the already large informal recycling sector in Africa in ways that provide income and also ensure personal health for these workers, and environmental health for Africa.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Jim Shemaria from Grace Ministries International walked in to Interconnection in Seattle and asked for a 20-station computer lab that he could fit in his luggage and take with him on the plane to a school in Africa. It is a sub-Saharan country on the East coast of Africa that is about twice the size of California.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Creating Technologies with Visually Impaired People. The link need to be like so: Africa. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in: Africa. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Empowering People with Technology.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and Middle East. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Africa and Middle East.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. As an unpaid volunteer, he organizes NetSquared in-person events where people from NGOs from all over the region come to talk shop and help each other. We have people who come from NGOs such as the Cape of Good Hope.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and Middle East. Africa and Middle East. Image : NetSquared via Robert Kibaya / CC BY. Asia and Pacific Rim. Central and South America.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe and Middle East. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Chicago, Illinois: " Weeving"­ Nonprofits, People, and Companies. Africa Open Data Conference. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and Middle East. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Find out how to build an app that people will actually use. NGO Pulse (South Africa). Learn how a nonprofit in South Africa, the Papillon Foundation , helps unemployed people learn new skills and find jobs. Image: gabindu. TechSoup Sweden. Learn how he created this useful — and very cool — hack.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

People attend NetSquared events to develop relationships and trust networks with fellow nonprofit techies. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Image : Noah Ferguson via NetSquared / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. HTML EXAMPLE.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

A social media surgery is an informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign, or collaborate. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2015

Alongside Africa is a tiny nonprofit: half a dozen people generally working from their homes in the UK to support an even smaller handful based across Uganda. "Nevertheless, we know that at any one time we might have 600 or 700 people reliant on us. Images: Alongside Africa'

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

More than 20 NetSquared-affiliated organizers will be at the conference — look for the people wearing NetSquared pins. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and the Middle East. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

More than 20 NetSquared-affiliated organizers will be at the conference (look for the people wearing NetSquared pins.) The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Image : Mel Findlater / CC BY-NC.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

TechSoup Global's vice president for Africa David Barnard did. David Barnard has completed six of these grueling races: The Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa (its name is derived from a Tswana word meaning "the great thirst"). But then you'd have to get up the next day and run another 25 miles (or more).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

and have a reason to hang out with other cool people! The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Image : Sylvie Ndahimana / CC BY. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In other words, when people search for a keyword that is valuable to your brand you want to be the one ranking on the first page to drive more traffic to your site. Image Alt Tag. As it turns out, relevant images get 94% more views than content without images. Add your keyword to an image alt tag. Heading Tags.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

I’m not one to jump into a freezing cold lake, but I know plenty of people who are thrill-seekers and adventurers who would love to have a polar plunge checked off their list. Yes, people will jump into ice cold water for your cause! This is a simple, efficient, and enticing creative charity event idea to encourage people to give.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2017

The key is just to find something that you can pull off, something that people will enjoy and show interest in, and, of course, something that brings in money. Plus, not reaching it can sometimes encourage people to give even more at the actual event in an effort to help you get there!

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa + Middle East. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: What Makes People Engage? What Makes People Give? Africa + Middle East.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Additionally, the cloud makes it easier for individuals to collaborate with people from outside the organization. He enjoys writing and producing educational videos around the cloud to help people find the best cloud service for their needs. Image 1 : Africa Studio / Shutterstock. Image 2: Mauricio Prinzlau.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

How do you talk about the enslavement of 30 million people in just 140 characters or in a simple Facebook post? How do you ask people to engage with such a horrifying subject, not just once, but over and over again? Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. or read on for a recap.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The challenges included connecting African farmers to markets, creating an online networking space for women veterans, mapping Africa’s natural resources, and a few others. The concept is that people can tweet the @bicyclerack Twitter account. Image 1: National Day of Civic Hacking, IntelFreePress.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

At the same time, smartphone cameras are getting better and better and more people are using them as their primary picture-taking gadget. Mobile payments are especially popular in Africa as it doesn't require Internet access nor does it rely on Africa's weak banking infrastructure. More on Mobile.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. One of the things TechSoup does well is to bring relevant tools and resources to the needs that people have on the ground. Dara Westling.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

How are you using your story to engage people around the campaign specifically and your work as a whole? As such, a campaign that reinforces that story by asking for people to register resources in their business, home, or local community instead of just donate. But how does it help you move closer to your goal? Campaigns in Action.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Image from Spirit of Rebellion. Jason Russell, the man behind the campaign, not only asked people to spread the word via social media, but to also get off their butts and do something about it. Because people were only engaged momentarily. Five minutes and you’ve done your good for the day.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Most people are already familiar with the American Red Cross and the speed with which they jumped into action after the January earthquakes.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. Helping People Make Decisions About Place - Movesmart.org.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It’s become challenging to stand out from the crowd and build new relationships with people who are able to keep supporting a charity for a long time. Nowadays, some people say they donate in order to make an impact in somebody’s life. For example, $10 equals 1 book for a school, or $5 feeds a starving kid in Eastern Africa for a day.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Being only a small recurring donor to the Clinton Foundation, I was excited to find myself sitting across the desk of the former president at his New York office and hearing firsthand about the impact of the foundation's work in East Africa. Image : kevin / CC BY. A Highlight at the Recent Clinton Global Initiative Meeting.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It has a population of about 6,000 people. Students and staff are involved in outreach missions that have included community work with the county food pantry; tsunami relief; Ronald McDonald House ; support for missionaries to Africa; a local Indian school; and Adopt-a-Child program. Image: Shutterstock.

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