Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

They come from all different casts, all different religions, and from indigenous backgrounds in Mexico. Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold. That is pretty much what we go on.

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Global Giving

MARCH 26, 2019

He kept probing and soon discovered a system of forced labor in the Belgian Congo that would become one of history’s notorious humanitarian crises. This approach is particularly useful when you’re working with a group, since it can help identify the differences in what people mean when they say “I don’t know.”

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). The Online Giving Study found that incorporating your personal brand makes a double-digit difference in the amount of donations you get. In fact, 80% of the top grossing campaigns through CauseVox use visual storytelling to showcase their cause and crush their fundraising goal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

There are a lot of things that are different from the start up phase. That means building in more structure and more discipline, and for myself, it was a lot of letting go of doing everything and knowing how to do it, you know, figuring everything out and really bringing in people who bring that different set of skills.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

This is our own form of public diplomacy, where women are reaching out to each other despite all of their boundaries, or their differences, or whatever, and looking at their connections and similarities. The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 That's the story of Women for Women.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

One example of the incredible change that education can bring to a community is Malaika , a grassroots nonprofit that educates and empowers girls and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo through a school, a community center, a clean water program, technical classes and and organic farm.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Dining for Women cultivates educational giving circles that inspire individuals to make a positive difference through the power of collective giving. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (October 15, 2009) Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good 10. Marsha Wallace Founder, Dining for Women. Seane Corn Founder, Off the Mat, Into the World.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

It’s worth celebrating but even more important, worth recognizing the incredible opportunities that we now have to make a difference on an even broader scale. Reviewing where we were at the beginning of 2009, it’s amazing to see the growth in impact that Benetech and our team have had in the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan). She signed up to sponsor two women after seeing a 60 Minutes segment on rape in Congo , where Women for Women was featured.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. What tips, resource and advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the kind of work you are doing, or just wanted to make a difference in human rights issues?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

"I think there are many different ways in which you define leadership. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? I think it is always a challenge for any organization to be able to really assess what difference their own investments have made to the outcomes that they want to see.

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