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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

Tech Soup

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. A recent UN study finds that domestic consumption is the main contributor to Africa's growing e-waste problem.

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Breadline Africa's Blogger Bakeoff: Bake Bread, Give Dough

Have Fun - Do Good

Sign on up for Breadline Africa's Blogger Bakeoff , a year-long campaign (October 15, 2008-October 15, 2009) to raise 1 million dollars for Breadline Africa's projects by, "baking bread and giving dough." Make a donation to Breadline Africa. Invite your friends and readers to donate to Breadline Africa. And many more!

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Visit Zambia with LearnAsOne!

Amy Sample Ward

Follow the blog updates or the Flickr photo stream. LearnAsOne is a charity that works with local partners and communities in Africa to fund schools and support their running costs. Tags: community digital learning africa education. Follow along and connect with the community! Follow LearnAsOne on Twitter. What do you need?

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Send March out with a blast to Congress

Judi Sohn

Eric spent 2 weeks in South Africa, then we went right in to Call-on Congress, C3 ’s annual grassroots training and lobby day. We’re still getting pictures posted, but here’s a link to some of them from Flickr. This year, we had 65 advocates in DC for the training March 22-25, and it was a fabulous experience.

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Winning at Pinning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Camfed has over 13,000 images on Flickr. For example, in the villages of rural Africa where Camfed works, local community members play an essential role in helping girls succeed in school. As Pinterest is a sharing platform, using the most attractive images in our arsenal was essential to my strategy. Please share your thoughts!

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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. " Check it out! "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy. Why limit yourself?

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Social by Social: A Guide to Launching Campaigns Via New Media Tools

Care2

. “This is the story of one man’s crusade to stem the terrible infant mortality rate in Africa, by persuading the entrepreneurial local distributors of Coca Cola to pop a phial of vital medicine into each crate.

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