Remove Experiment Remove Homeless Remove Iraq Remove Social
article thumbnail

50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 50 nonprofits listed below are tackling some of the most important economic, social and political issues of our time. They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S.

Twitter 253
article thumbnail

#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. The book’s message is simple.

National 120
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

Founded in 1990, the Women of Color Resource Center promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well-being of women and girls of color. We are most interested in women of color, and girls of color who are the most economically and socially fragile. Anisha Desai is the Executive Director of the Women of Color Resource Center.

article thumbnail

Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

During our conversation, I was particularly moved by her revelation that she started Women for Women International not only to fill a social need, but also for her own healing. So, we do different things from microcredit lending, to commercial organic farming, to social enterprises, where the job becomes, how do we help her get a job?

article thumbnail

Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

Museum 2.0

Use expert-only vocabulary – stop making entry points for general public, students, families Social science of war. Why do homeless people smell bad?” The cow or pig exhibit is called “Meet Your Meat.” If humans have become so much more intelligent in the last 100,000 years, why can’t we evolve out of wars? and displayed in the museum.

Museum 20
article thumbnail

Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

For folks who are interested in how you can use blogs and podcasts and other social media things for social change, basically the way I started was, I have always worked for nonprofits and socially responsible businesses, and was not technical at all. I've done this for about a year, and it's been a fascinating experience.

Podcast 40