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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past ten days, I’ve been in Rwanda, Africa. Most of the training days took place in rural Rwanda on Lake Muhazi – which was a beautiful place. We were asked to reflect on how the objective represents Women’s Leadership and to find a partner to discuss our observations and get to know each other.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are so many big questions about the connected world we live and how it transforms our society, as this opinion piece from CNN discusses. The USIP has been doing some really interesting work looking at this issue around “ dangerous speech ,” stemming from incitement during the Rwanda genocide.

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if you could invite other people from the around the world to have discussions about those images? And, what if you could subscribe to an RSS feed so anytime a new picture was added about a topic you care about, were studying, or writing about - it would come automatically to you? A List of Examples.

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I Hope My Kids Organize Their Own Online Fundraiser When They Are Teenagers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. . Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions.". Spencer Brodsky.

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[VIDEO] The Science of Philanthropic Psychology

Bloomerang

And I’ll be moderating today’s discussion as always. . Whenever we talk about people love people, we like to put ourselves out of the picture. We send each other pictures. Oh, yeah, it’s going to be a good one. So thanks for being here. Thanks for tuning in. I’m Steven. I’m over here at Bloomerang.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

You get her picture. There is a group of women discussing women's rights, and another group is discussing their bodies. Another group is discussing their legal rights, and another group is learning organic farming. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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If not director of a school, I would like to be someone of importance, someone of value again.'"--Honorata (pictured left) about her experience with Women for Women International. They sat side by side to discuss the role of women in rebuilding society, women's rights and the new Constitution, and family law.

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