Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I know that I can make a difference for positive change, and am learning that Traveling Postcards might be the vehicle for making that change. There is a beautiful story on our website of a woman who knew she wanted to make a difference, but felt uncertain that she would ever be able to do enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

What I wonder is whether difference audiences are being reached? Jeremiah Owyang's " Why Your Social Media Plan Should Include Success Metrics " post might help nonprofits identify some realistic short-term outcomes for social media implementation. KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools.

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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. CH: Yes, we do.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

In this alternative, the museum takes a stand on an issue (in USHMM's case, genocide), and breathes life into that side of the issue, helping visitors engage with and experience that side of the story. With something like genocide, the "side taking" is fairly soft--but museums like the soon-to-open Creation Museum may be a different story.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his time online to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda , something he's been doing for the past 2 years. . As I parent, my hope is that by helping my kids find ways to share their passion for giving - they will make it a lifelong habit. Spencer Brodsky.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

As I will show you different concepts of love throughout the presentation, the kind of love that we’re talking about is not just the love that we can have for people who are similar to us, who are easy to love, who are welcoming us loving them, but also the people who we may or may not be able to love in the first go.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks. BB: I read in one of your bios that you received a Fulbright grant to go to Rwanda and study the reconciliation process. AD: Well, there are a lot of different ways.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Well, that's because women have a different sense of what humor is. The reason why we were able to write this book in a new way is because for the first time we actually have brain science that tells us the difference between men and women. I learn about women in Rwanda, and they learn about my life. And I said, "No, I didn't.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Can one person really make a difference? JG: I had the opportunity to spend some time in Rwanda when I was in college, and what really struck me about that experience was the willingness and openness of the survivors, who are both victims and perpetrators, to heal their country and to move on. Someone should have done something.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Great question!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

This is my second year as a "sister," which means that I pay $27 a month to support one woman for a year while she goes through a program to help her rebuild her life after war. At the end of the year, upon their graduation, the goal becomes, how can we help them get a job? That's the story of Women for Women.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Giselle has been using Razoo to help raise funds for her to make the trip and she still has a way to go before reaching her goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

Note From Beth: Just before I left for Rwanda, I caught some interesting discussion threads about organizational adoption of networked ways of working on Twitter coming from the #COFLA hashtag as a result of the Council on Foundations gathering in Florida. How do we help leadership understand the value of engaging in social communications?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

It is a jack-of-all trades position: I do everything from helping to maintain our Intranet, manage our internal news bulletin, work with our Board of Directors, conduct research that helps shape the strategic direction of our organization, and more. What should AIUSA’s role be in improving or resolving those situations?

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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). Each woman is paired with a sponsor whose donation helps to cover some of their basic necessities (food, water, medicine).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. The causes range from helping Joe pay for his MCSE to helping Leslie cover her emergency eye surgery hospital bill.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

"I think there are many different ways in which you define leadership. They help us by going to visit the groups, by recommending groups to us, and by talking about some of the broader challenges that face women in the particular context that they are in. Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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