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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tharum has served as a communications director for a number of international NGOs based in Cambodia, but recently launched his own communications agency. There was also awards ceremony co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. As a trainer, one way to learn is to observe and take process notes.

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A Revolution in Documentary Film

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year’s Academy Award winning film – Inside Job – is one of the most powerful descriptions of what went wrong leading up to the financial collapse of 2008. Vincent Stehle is a regular columnist for The Chronicle of Philanthropy and a member of the Board of Directors of Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media.

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Avoiding the Participatory Ghetto: Are Museums Evolving with their Innovative Web Strategies?

Museum 2.0

I’d never attended before and was impressed by many very smart, international people doing radical projects to make museum collections and experiences accessible and participatory online. Are participatory activities happening on the web because that is the best place for them? How does their work relate to their physical institutions?

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. G4CG’s New Songs Rising initiative , which focuses on uplifting and resourcing indigenous girls, has awarded $2.7 You try to get to know them and then they will invite you to their home,” Dr. Couvson said. million to date.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! She is an experienced Director, Producer, Researcher, Screenwriter and Social Media Marketing Strategist with field and studio experience on large- and small-scale productions in the United States, England, Ghana, Thailand and Laos.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

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This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! She is an experienced Director, Producer, Researcher, Screenwriter and Social Media Marketing Strategist with field and studio experience on large- and small-scale productions in the United States, England, Ghana, Thailand and Laos.

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Can Stories Be Data?

NTEN

Last week at the Packard Foundation, I participated in a conversation with Peter Laugharn, the Executive Director of Firelight Foundation , about participatory learning agendas. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data? She's currently working on a book on measurement with KD Paine.

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