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Networked Nonprofit Update: November

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Networked Nonprofit in Japan. >&# >&# ichi&# – Hiroyasu Ichikawa who is president of the SocialCompany in Japan was visiting the Bay Area to attend SoCap. I met “ichi&# virtually when he let me know about a Netsquared Japan meet up featuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc. In Japan, we not only discussed how we can learn from each other through international collaboration but also set up networks of PhilanthroKids and even Awards within the region. Summary.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

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Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hands up who’s got a Twitter follower from Japan? Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. How about Facebook friends in India? Does that mean your social media is international? Probably not.

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Designing Effective Technology Learning Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, at school, where they are studying Japan, they visited the Children's Museum's Japan Exhibit where he asked the museum educator, "Who were the first people to live Japan and did they eat Sushi?" Does someone else take on his job? How do they learn how to do the job?

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, I raised $120,000 for Japan disaster relief by showing how the tsunami destroyed cities and displaced communities. Tragedy - In Breaking Bad, Walter White dives into the world of making meth. He falls into something bad and gets more and more evil each day. You can focus on the negative as part of your storyline.

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Thank You Michael Pick for Supporting Leng Sopharath's Junior Year: He's My Number 2 Top Friend on Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He lives in Japan. Meet Michael Pick. He's one of my Facebook friends. He's a brilliant screencaster. He was the second person to donate to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college.