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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). It pulled me in, and then everywhere I looked online I saw it was pulling in others! A simple commitment.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Ensuring you have access to the photos and stories you need to paint the full picture. Example: Sam came home from Afghanistan with PTSD that threatened his family, his job, and even his life. The images you employ and the stories you tell paint a complete messaging composition. Consider lived experience and amplify community voice.

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Jayne Cravens to Serve as Advisor to UN program in Afghanistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A photo of meeting Jayne Cravens face-to-face after following her work for ten plus years online. Just received word that Jayne is off to Afghanistan at the end of February 2007, to serve as Communication and Reporting Advisor for the United Nation's National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), part of UNDP.

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4 Tips for Using Facebook Fundraising for Year-End Giving

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So, share information about your mission statement, values, tips to raise funds successfully, and photos of the work your organization does. Remember— many year-end fundraising efforts through Facebook will be fundraisers started by your supporters.

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Update from Jayne Cravens

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

from Jayne Craven's Flickr Photos from Kabul. A few months back, colleague Jayne Cravens was off to Afghanistan, to serve as Communication and Reporting Advisor for the United Nation's National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), part of UNDP. Jayne recently dropped me an email pointing to her photos from Kabul.

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Courage, Leadership, Grandmothers, Half The Sky and The Mission List

Have Fun - Do Good

Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. Giving Tuesday is a campaign to create a national day of charitable giving at the start of the winter holiday season.

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Nonprofit Data Could Be The Missing Piece In Your CSR Strategy

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In France, eight types of foundations are registered across multiple national registries. It combines government data, public information, and other reliable records to give the most comprehensive virtual map of nonprofits from Afghanistan to Venezuela. Featured Photo: Preventing Inter-Generational Prostitution by Apne Aap USA.

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