NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Maybe you just won a prestigious award and issued a press release. The United Nations Foundation made the massive health issue of malaria in Africa accessible with its easy-to-use Nothing But Nets game. You might be proud of your custom Facebook page and how many people follow you on Twitter. The cost of entry is low.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

At CGI Annual Meetings, leaders from across sectors do more than just developing new ideas or getting inspired: they come together to take real action to address pressing global challenges. I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

In June of 2018, this mandate feels more pressing than ever, as thousands of families seeking asylum are torn apart and children are held in cages at the U.S. World Refugee Day is held every year on June 20th to honor and commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of past and current refugees across the globe. Asylum Access.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Areas served: Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East. National Forest Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 6, 2006

Wired News: Coders Bare Invasion Death Count We have gotten excellent press for our human rights program lately. That same article was picked up elsewhere in Africa, such as the Mail and Guardian Online. That same article was picked up elsewhere in Africa, such as the Mail and Guardian Online.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

I had not heard of Lisa or her book; but after travelling through a first-person account of her involvement in the fight to end Africa’s World War, I was extremely moved. Lisa was mobilized when she first learned of the millions in Congo that had died from a war that was so rarely mentioned in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Summer is a big time for mobile news: there's Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Microsoft Build, CTIA, and a spree of other mobile-related press conferences. Mobile payments are especially popular in Africa as it doesn't require Internet access nor does it rely on Africa's weak banking infrastructure.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Priscilla Chomba Kinywa is a digital transformation strategist with twenty years of experience working with large non-profits in 55 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Americas and the Pacific. “As

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2004

One of the issues I was exploring on my trip to Africa was the expansion of the use of our Martus software there. When we started working on Martus four years ago, we didn't look too closely at Africa. And, of course, there are many human rights and social justice issues in Africa. Times have changed dramatically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

We heard that from Africa, India and Latin America. But in the press of the every day and the big intransigent difficulties we are each grappling with, it’s hard to make “go to a technology training class” the most important thing on the to-do list. And here’s what I’m thinking about right now: We need to offer more precise solutions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

North Africa who have university degrees, but they are more likely to be unemployed than their less-educated peers due to the realities of the. In Sub-Saharan Africa, youth are grossly underemployed leaving 72% of youth living on less than US $2 per day. pressing economic and social challenges. job market in the region.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Here's more from the press release: ???Translating Sub-Saharan Africa has been especially hard-hit by the epidemic. ???It million children under 15 living with HIV, two million are in sub-Saharan Africa,??? What would you do ???? in Swahili, takes the player through a series of relationship-based. It is estimated that of the 2.3

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2017

And the more likely it is that the press will be there, and that it will ultimately be a high-class event that raises a lot of money for your cause. Image 1 : Africa Studio / Shutterstock. The more "high profile" people who are coming to your event, the more likely it is that people will be talking about this event.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

I've been in Boston this week, and had the opportunity to visit WGBH/NCAM (nation's leading captioning group for the disabled), National Braille Press, as well as folks at BU, MIT and Harvard. The opportunity to talk to brilliant people is one of the best parts of my job.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

Harvard University Press. Abby Elsener is currently the Assistant Director of Development for Health at ASU, and has spent the majority of her career working for community-based nonprofits and social enterprises in Cape Town, South Africa, Washington, D.C., Retrieved September 1, 2016, from [link]. Vera Institute. and Phoenix, Arizona.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

Many tweets lead to press calls.”. Daniel Bekele , Africa Director. For example, says Murphy, “Twitter has flipped our relationship with media. Instead of us pitching journalists , many have come to rely on our staff as sources and connect with them through Twitter. Kenneth Roth , Executive Director. Lotte Leicht , EU Director.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

According to a recent article in Muncie, Indiana's Star Press , "the National Retail Federation expects the average consumer to spend $791.10 The creators of Global Girlfriend's merchandise come from all over the world: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2008

The bloggers kit gives you links and content that make it easier to write a post - so much easier than someone sending you a two page press release in a word document attached to an email which gets lots in your way too full email box. Just Africa. The bloggers kit also provides links to key bloggers on the topic: Chasing The Flame.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The IT press was buzzing in late April about the free portable WiFi embedded by Microsoft in select May 6 Forbes Magazine print issues. The IT press has been covering lots new developments lately in paying by mobile phone. The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense. Strange News.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. Nonprofit Success Story : One Girl, an Australian-based nonprofit, held a fundraiser for providing education opportunities for girls in rural Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Just as blogging is now becoming mainstream, but was ahead of the curve three or four years ago (and several Bloggers , are now seen as influencials (and members of the Press (sorta) - if they have a wide enough audience). I sent an IM to Jonathan Fanton about an African intitiated Virtual Africa portal to Second Life (see next post!).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. Nonprofit Success Story : One Girl, an Australian-based nonprofit, held a fundraiser for providing education opportunities for girls in rural Africa.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Here’s the press release: W.K. Grants are concentrated in the United States, Latin American and the Caribbean, and southern Africa. Today they just announced that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation added another $75,000 to the pot to give away. Check it out right now at America’s Giving Challenge. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1

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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. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map. Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. If you want to see the data historically, be sure to visit the site and press “Play&# on the map.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

When citizens write letters and press their agendas in a coordinated way, Congress responds. And when Congress presses the president to act on a foreign policy issue, the president responds. As strange as it sounds, it can even be a "beach read"--(that's where I read it!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Here's here write up on word press. " Gates Foundation also announced grants to programs aimed at helping small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. Let's Fondle The Tools the Right Way Chris Brogan's A Sample Social Media Toolkit describes a few sample tools and what they can be used to accomplish. Her selection criteria.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The mainstream IT press was alive with the topic. in Namibia is showing the way for providing Internet access in Africa. Big Data and the Internet of Things. Big picure time. Like my colleague Jane Zhang at TechSoup Canada , I pegged the Internet of Things (IoT) as something to watch this year. It’s a longer-term trend.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. I am working with a foundation right now trying to plan out our Africa initiative for the remainder of the year. I have a story that you have to hear.'" The path is laid out very clearly now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Official press release here. Ambassadors in Africa - An Interview with Kim Lowery, Kabissa. Blackbaud, Inc. a leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, has announced that it has acquired privately-owned eTapestry, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nonprofit Times covers it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site. " to pursue your grassroots agenda in Africa. , but I think it is probably more useful to think of the ???young young people??? as early adopters rather than the phenomenon being linked to youth." " I agree.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Others are looking at no demand at all, and with it, no revenue, because their mission involved gathering large groups of people in places like theaters, galleries, and museums.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

South Africa / $250. South Africa. AIDF Africa Summit. AIDF Africa Summit. The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier international platform for advancing entrepreneurial approaches and solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. 11/28/2016. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. We have a woman in Africa who is helping to convene women for the World Social Forum. We have a woman who is designing educational programs for young women in Brooklyn.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

1980s – The concept of ESG continues to accelerate, especially around actions taken by the United States Government in the “Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act”, which outlawed any additional investment in South Africa. . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

If you look at the history in South Africa, and the movement to end the apartheid regime, or if you look at the revolution in Cuba, where literally the island was essentially a playground for rich people from the United States. It's now available on AK Press; you can get it at akpress.org, or on Amazon.com.

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