Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As a firm, our family of 2,600 professionals across 17 global offices engages in volunteer opportunities throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. PIMCO Advocates facilitates firm positioning as a thought leader and strategic partner, intentionally aligning our work with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change. The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our Or the Web site Microsoft Hohm that lets people calculate their energy footprint and get tips on conservation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

For example, the Latin America Work Group’s website is www.lawg.org , but when the organization was setting up its profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, “lawg” was not available on all three sites. The overall message should be one of empowerment, not control and restriction. Keep it simple and on the short side.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

The specific indicators of program success are below and were identified with input from participants: 100% of participants will develop an integrated and measurable social media strategy that furthers their communications work in population and reproductive health that aligned with institutional goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Question #2: what are some of the best examples you’ve seen? elliotharmon Here’s a good example from just today of the wrong way to use social media [link]. creativegreeniu : The 350 campaign is one of the best uses of social media I’ve experienced and it worked on a worldwide basis. Why are they great?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

For example: SAP continues to invest in their University Alliances program , which provides technology and expertise to educate students throughout the world and cultivate new IT leaders. Instead of soliciting donations, this work is based on the idea that people can take care of themselves if given the opportunity. Tech for Good.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. For example, Detroit's Planning Department used the app to conduct a survey of commercial land in the city. This app was the winner of a Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and Capital One hackathon. Video : Code for America. Data Collecting and Mapping.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. Right now, we're working hard to empower Latino residents to see themselves in our museum. For example, in Santa Cruz there is a huge community of creative people who identify as artists in non-traditional media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work. We do it in a number of ways.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

.-- Priya Haji This Christmas I bought a lot of my gifts from World of Good , a Bay Area company that creates opportunities for hundreds of artisan cooperatives around the world to share their work by serving as a bridge to the U.S. retail market. You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Electronic transaction platforms like Amazon, Uber, Grubhub, and Airbnb have perhaps permanently changed the way that we live and work. Although Uber terminated this plan in 2020, selling off its self-driving technology, many platform companies are on the way to developing technology that works to replace their human employees.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

During our conversation, Seane talked about what inspired the creation of Off the Mat, Into the World, her trip to Cambodia, the connection between your inner work and your outer work, and the tools Off the Mat, Into the World uses to help people determine how they are being called to be of service.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

It works in over 160 countries around the world. KR: The Global Fund for Women has an extraordinary commitment to keeping our doors open so that as many organizations working to advance women's human rights internationally can really gain access to resources that they so desperately need.

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