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Good News! Starbucks Signed an Agreement with Ethiopia

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Oxfam announced yesterday that Starbucks signed an agreement with Ethiopian farmers: "Starbucks and Ethiopia have finalized an agreement that ends their trademark dispute and brings both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers. ethiopia starbucks oxfam starbucks holdthehormones Guess what?

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

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The project is under the visionary leadership of Cheryl Francisconi who is the director of IIE’s office in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and has vast expertise in developing, designing, and implementing transformative leadership programs for several decades.

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The Networked NGO in India

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Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Day 2: Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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Convio Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Oxfam America won the “Advocacy Campaign” prize for their campaign to persuade Starbucks to let Ethiopia use the trademarked phrase “Ethiopian Coffee” in selling their own coffee. The campaign attracted 96,000 participants, and Starbucks did eventually change their policy, thereby benefiting poor farmers in Ethiopia.

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An Interview With Paull Young from Charity:Water

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Every September we launch the September Campaign , an online grassroots fundraising campaign targeting a specific issue. This year is our 5th anniversary and we’re funding a drilling rig for our partner in Ethiopia that can provide access to clean and safe drinking water to 40,000 people a year. The 2011 September Campaign.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Ethiopia / $50. Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference. Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference. This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. General / @impactconf. Feb 21 - 22.

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Instagram for Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide

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Digital strategy, integration and analytics. Instagram should be integrated with other social media channels – promoting similar content, but addressing different audiences – and your website. Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine which uses its revenue to plant trees , is currently planting trees in Ethiopia.

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