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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. That's what that is.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance.

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JANUARY 25, 2007

An interview Mari Velasco, Lorene Staka, and Joanna Eng of the Idealist Photos in flickr The Idealist , a project of Action Without Borders ,connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a better world. It was, and continues to be, a great crew of people. Social media, etc.)

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MARCH 30, 2012

For example, you can hear the story about how the above Tunisian NGO went from “crawling” to “running” over the course of the program. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Group Photo with Certificates.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room. After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. Saturday, June 20th is World Refugee Day , and this year's theme is "Real People, Real Needs."

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AUGUST 18, 2010

What I enjoyed about this Twitter chat was the opportunity to ask pointed follow up questions and to draw out specific people. I always learn a lot when I’m get a chance to ask other people questions and this experience did not fail in delivering that. Best definition I’ve seen.

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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DECEMBER 13, 2006

I interviewed the team about how they work together and their recent viral video contest. We keep an eye on what is catching people???s As staff members who work with nonprofits and technology for ngo doing development work, what blogs you read to keep up with what's going on in your field? Fantastic!??? Development Blogs

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Also, Twitter was really helpful in making connections to places and people to see in Cambodia once in country. I tweeted about visiting a wild life and the NGO offered a great tip about not missing the sun bear via Twitter. I met Sopharath in 2007 and recorded this interview. p/N5Kf7LlZpl/.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As Marnie Webb put it, to participate in this network, you simply has to raise your hand and be willing to meet people in a bar to talk about social media and social change. I was struck by Marnie’s comments on this and ask her to explain them on a FLIP video interview. Hands-off approach. She also blogged a few thoughts.

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MARCH 20, 2007

Last month I posted an e-interview with Caitlin Cohen, the US coordinator and co-founder of the Sigida Keneyali Project , a community-run clinic in Sikoro for 28,000 people. It is a project of the start-up NGO, Mali Health Organizing Project. Mali health NGO

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JULY 18, 2013

Note: Azita and the other speakers this morning are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. I was always hyper curious about why and how people gather." Just like a corporation can''t force people to be your consumers. It''s true and it''s false." "I

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APRIL 9, 2006

A leader at your nonprofit or NGO talks about what is going on in the organization and in your field. Short, informational pieces about one issue combining voiceover by a narrator/host and interviews with the people you serve. podcast nonprofit NGO Example: Senator Barack Obama's podcast. Be creative!

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I wrote a reflection on an article in CNET called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0 " based on an interview with Toby Daniels of Think Social and Scott Harrison of charity:water. If one tweet after another is seeking donations, people might just get fed up."

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Any nonprofit or NGO can participate in Giving Tuesday, and there’s no payment or registration needed. Keep it simple.

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DECEMBER 27, 2005

My sister was working for an NGO as a volunteer agriculturist in Cambodia and encouraged me to take a job there. Tell us about your work in Cambodia with the NGO, Mlup Baitong. Now, I enjoy working with my colleagues, traveling, searching for stories, interviewing people and listening to their stories and just interacting with them.

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JULY 30, 2007

Cambodian young people are joining the global conversation in the blogosphere and sharing their perspectives through different forms of grassroots citizen's media thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Cambodian bloggers. Identify and interview 3-5 amazing Cambodian BlogHers and post on BlogHer site. Keynote welcome.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m packing my bags for a trip to India to lead a training for NGOs that are Packard Grantees to kick off a peer learning project called “Networked NGO.” Lesson #2: Identify and use high-trafficked #hashtags on Twitter that resonate with your target audience.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2007

"Many people imagine international health as this fashionable, sexy, and fun job. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. The biggest challenge is definitely the fact that an “NGO” in Mali is seen as a “waritigi” (money owner).

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders.

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JULY 3, 2006

Rose Aguilar from Bay Area Business Woman interviewed me recently for an article entitled, "Women's Voices Boom in the Blogosphere." Basic Blogging for Women is for you if: * You have something you want to say, and share with other people. * You want to start, or find a community of like-minded people. *

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Viirak interviewed her during the video blogging workshop) She presented in the morning of the first day about why blogging has been useful to her. Her post summing up the conference: Honestly, I appreciate everyone commitment to BLOGGING; I understand that BLOG raise the awareness of many new things from different people worldwide.

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MAY 3, 2006

Shortly after I posted my first Solutionary Women profile , I got an email from a young woman named Tiara who was a student with Up with People last year. She sent me the names of four women from Up with People with descriptions of their work and why she thought they were Solutionary Women. before coming to Up with People.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

key themes from focus group interviews: Participants felt a ???common I'm thinking about the interview that I had with Jon Udell. where we talked a lot about the job of educating people about the possibilities of new technologies like Web 2.0 In Cambodia, NGO staffers were eager to learn about Web 2.0 Some of the.

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JANUARY 9, 2007

So, I took the extra step of an interview. As I've said elsewhere on this blog about Second Life, it isn't yet the best medium for fundraising, but to get attention for a cause and connect with people - there's some opportunity. In this first week, it was Salvador (the art director) and myself who moved the kid and talked to people.

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JUNE 2, 2006

Rebecca is the founder of the nonprofit, Asthma Free School Zone and she was kind enough to answer my e-interview questions: Briefly describe Asthma Free School Zone. Also by nature, people in the public health field tend to be good and generous people. You will work with the best of people. women nonprofit leader

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JUNE 27, 2006

Caroline was kind enough to answer a few questions for me as part of an e-interview. Over the last eight years we’ve sent Action Kits to over 3000 people! The most recent Turn Beauty Inside Out Girls Leadership Retreat just happened in Queens, NY June 21-24th. You can read some of the girl's blog posts from the retreat here.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2007

There's an interesting idea for "emergency NGO in a box" in the notes about Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Tools and an interview with Gregg Swanson of HumiNet by Britt Bravo from the Summit. The Summit runs until Saturday and the correspondent reports and notes are being filed.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Workshop Ngo Feb 13 View more presentations from Beth Kanter. And during breaks from sessions, did a lot of media interviews. Finally, I taught two social media strategy workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners before having two days to get a taste of India and then a 24 hour journey home. . NGOS in India.

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JUNE 14, 2006

I was thrilled when Catherine Conover, the Assistant Managing Editor & Communications Coordinator for New Moon magazine, contacted me and suggested that Nancy Gruver, the founder of New Moon, would be a great Solutionary Woman to interview. Raising the funds to reach as many people as possible. dad daughter girl women empower

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APRIL 20, 2007

Someone tagged the NGO-in-a-Box with nptech just today. How does one track their or the COF only letting those four bloggers live blog or are these the only four people who are attending who might be possibly be blogging? For more on the topic, read this interview from the Six Degrees of Seperation. " Have any to add?

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OCTOBER 6, 2007

Allison Fine asks, " Do most people really fine web2.0 For more on that topic, read the excellent interview with Carie Lewis of the HSUS here. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. mean for you? hard to use ?"

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AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. He's a big kid, people see him as a bully, everybody is scared of him, but also wants to be his friend because they want him on their side. women education youth diversity

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

If you are in charge of communications for your nonprofit or NGO, I recommend you read The She Spot: Why Women Are the Market for Changing the World, and How to Reach Them by Lisa Witter and Lisa Chen. Real people were behind the organization. Women want to be engaged in something where real people are at. They're busy.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

I felt like I’d become the jaded person who wasn’t really sure if people were actually ‘making a difference’. I realized, you know, there ARE a lot of people who are making changes, who are making a difference in all corners of the world in different ways — and I decided that I would do it for a year. Definitely.

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MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. It’s really exciting to be in community with people in this way. What are some resources you can recommend to people who are interested in this kind of work, or your favorite book?

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JUNE 23, 2015

If you want to dig in, you can learn more here: Interview in the Guardian. He said that Facebook is on a mission to make the world more open and connected. “A fully connected world gives people access to life long learning and economic opportunity. My blog post with slides and links. Storify with Tweets and Photos.

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