Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

They have teamed up with the American Islamic Congress and the FREE Syria Foundaiton to bring their “ Interrupters Program ” to over 130 Syrian volunteers working on the ground there. The project is active in Iraq and Kenya. Perhaps most impressively they are working in Syrian civil war.

Philanthropy 45

Philanthropy Challenge Global Mozambique 45

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

eBook 277

eBook China Copyright Library 277

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

eBook 107

eBook Copyright China Law 107

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Use of Integrated Marketing – ANERA – Due to the influx of new refugees from Syria to Lebanon’s refugee camps, ANERA had to raise funds quickly to respond to the increased need of essential supplies.

Case Study 45

Case Study Syria Award Nashville 45

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Best Use of Integrated Marketing – ANERA – Due to the influx of new refugees from Syria to Lebanon’s refugee camps, ANERA had to raise funds quickly to respond to the increased need of essential supplies.

Case Study 41

Case Study Syria Blackbaud API 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

For example, the UN Refugee Agency, encourages all field officers to tell the stories of the refugees they are working with as this recent tweet from Syria illustrates. The International Fund for Agricultural Development uses Twitter talk about smallholder farmers and rural development issues, topics often overlooked by mainstream media.

Policy 103

Policy Social Media International News 103

Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

With initial funding of $2,500, he started the CompuMentor Project to match computer enthusiast volunteers called computer mentors with Bay Area nonprofits that needed the help. He was born and raised in New York City. Daniel started TechSoup, then named CompuMentor, in 1987. His title is now Chief Instigator of TechSoup Global.

Technology 47

Technology San Francisco Ukraine Asia 47

EveryAction

AUGUST 28, 2017

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily grant the Trump administration's request to reinstate portions of its travel ban (blocking people from six countries - Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Somalia - from entering the United States), CARE reignited their #BetterThanTheBan campaign. Get Involved. Twitter | Facebook.

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International Campaign Charity Libya 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. The crisis in Syria is now entering year three and the situation is getting worse for children not better. Seems a little edgy?

Syria 108

Syria Children Channel Campaign 108

Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

" Offering direct support to dissidents goes beyond this kind of slacktivism, according to Ben-Horin: "That's sharply raising the ante from the volunteer’s perspective. " He adds that while Movements.org is currently crowdsourcing skills, he would like to have a funding capability like Kickstarter eventually.

Skills 36

Skills North Korea Iran Russia 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2017

From Syria to China to Mexico, mass economic and politically-driven migration and refugee crises are triggering social tension, the rebooting of nationalisms and the emboldening of old prejudices. Muslim leaders across the state have raised more than $60,000 in a LaunchGood fundraiser to repair the tombstones. Mass migration.

Social Media 82

Social Media Activities Active Activism 82