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10,000 Nonprofits On Twitter!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%. Also known as Project Wonkhai, the school opened it’s doors in March 2009. Tags: Twitter Micro Fundraising Online Fundraising.

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4 Tips for Using Facebook Fundraising for Year-End Giving

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If a donor tags your organization in a fundraiser after they’ve given to it, make sure to respond and thank them for their support. Nick co-founded Stop Soldier Suicide stemming from his experiences leading Paratroopers as a Ranger qualified Army Officer with the 173rd Airborne during 27 months deployed to combat zones in Afghanistan.

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The Craig Newmark Beneblog Interview

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A: These aren't Craigslist projects: they are me acting as an individual, and/or the Craigslist Foundation. Also working with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America to help get them the respect and services they deserve, working on reform of the VA. Things are changing in our country with a new civic engagement.

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Guest post by Brian Reich: GamesThatGive - You Play. We Donate. Charities Win.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I wouldn’t have signed on to this project if I didn’t think GamesThatGive was something special. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association. Tags: Games. I have seen millions of dollars and countless hours wasted by organizations looking for a magic bullet solution to how to thrive in today’s connected society. Feeding America.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This type of documentation is often a critical step in the large-scale data analysis projects conducted by Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) in partnership with human rights organizations. The current conflict in Afghanistan has been ongoing since 2001. Past partners have included NGOs and nine truth commissions.

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Fab Lab and Do-It-Yourself Infrastructure Building

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Over the past 18 months or so, the antennas have been appearing around Jalalabad , a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan. It wasn't created by a government either, but it could become the new symbol of infrastructure rebuilding in Afghanistan and around the world. Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is that why we're seeing so many charity online stores like the one from Campus Kitchens Project and Amnesty International. Virtual Worlds The Horizon Project wiki, which explores virtual worlds in education, has been nominated for Best Educational Wiki 2007 - vote here. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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