Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

We want to give people an opportunity to really develop, innovate, and preserve their own culture." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below.

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Culture Global Interview New Mexico 51

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But supporting a rapidly expanding global network of volunteers is difficult, so we've enlisted seven of our most engaged organizers to act as Regional Ambassadors. Busia, Kenya: Safer Internet 2016 — 9th February 2016. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work! Africa + Middle East. Friday, February 5, 2016.

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Netsquared South America North America Las Vegas 36

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. I’ll decode that slightly wonky language below. China, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. What did we do? Read on for our review of the last six months. Theme Months. We’ve already held Camps in.

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Burkina Faso Netsquared Guatemala United Kingdom 44

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. I feel that art is able to translate beyond language, and communicate a much larger vision of personal connection.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. As we saw with the Haiti response, language can be a huge barrier to response rate as we rely on people to help translate messages at an un-approachable rate. Indirect Content.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!" The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. My interest in online interaction is very recent; last year I asked what a blog and a wiki was. t have a clue."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

The idea that we can all have free education through university level, or that we will all have free health care, I think really begins to shift the way that we relate to each other and really establishes a basis for strong community, both between racial lines, but also across racial lines, across language lines.

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Podcast San Francisco South Africa Homeless 40

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. PG: I think that the one that comes to mind first is a wonderful picture of women in Kenya who are growing corn. BB: Can you talk a little bit about the relationship between the Global Fund for Women and this book?

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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