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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo.

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Using Video for Women's Empowerment in Rural India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently learned about an nonprofit organization in India dedicated to using video to help alleviate poverty and accelerate social change in the developing world. In looking at some of the project examples , I found several that focus on women's empowerment and rights in India. The organization is called Video Volunteers.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Since then, we have published and shipped over 8.5

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Seven Ways to Make Sure Your Blog Gets Noticed

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.” As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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So women cook, clean and take care of their children, and these are all uncompensated activities. So there is also a very high rate of orphans, and most of the women are supporting anywhere from five to eight children, most of whom are not their own. It is a community where there are almost 75 percent HIV positive rates.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Objective : Increase the visibilty and utilization of the Fair & Lovely Foundation’s scholarship program among women and girls in low-income groups in rural and urban India. Objective : Provide an alternative route to collect donations for those not wanting to donate online via credit or debit card. Cool Factor : Cost Effective.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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We work primarily in the Washington, DC area and in Southeast Asia to promote programs that are addressing the root causes of human trafficking, and to provide sustainable alternatives to trafficking. I was born in India, in Bombay, and I have four brothers and sisters. CA: I guess my whole life has been preparing me to do this work.