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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $31 million investment in the Partnership for Healthy Cities and the addition of six cities to the initiative to create safer and healthier urban environments: Bucharest, Romania; Cairo, Egypt; Córdoba, Argentina; Dublin, Ireland; Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; and Warsaw, Poland. Read more.

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Cryptocurrency in the nonprofit sector: What you need to know

ASU Lodestar Center

Donors can avoid capital gains taxes by donating cryptocurrency while simultaneously supporting a cause they care about. Some estimates put crypto's global carbon footprint at a level comparable to the entire country of Argentina. What are the benefits for cryptocurrency donors, and the risks for nonprofits?

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#IFC2014 International Fundraising Congress: Inspire, Connect, Transform

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Plenary content was a creative jigsaw puzzle, a creative collaboration curated by Derek Humphries and hosted by Marcelo Iniarra , from Argentina. Thank you @nickallen09 for your support to the #IFC2014 opening plenary #fundraising pic.twitter.com/CFB0oPVqGf — Marcelo Iniarra (@marceloiniarra) October 17, 2014.

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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues. Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&# Organizations trying to change the world can certainly benefit from changes in how they engage with supporters.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

There are digital literacy trainings for women springing up in Bangladesh, Internet cafés for women opening doors in Argentina, and women leaders in Kenya prototyping mobile apps that send out alerts if a woman’s safety is threatened. The women I work with every day are ready.

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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I grew up in Buenos Aires Argentina with a German/Argentinean father and a German mother. Blogging and other social media support reading, writing, listening, and critical thinking skills. Silvia Tolisano, Langwitches Blog Tell me about your background?

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Screencast Treatment: Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Google's customer service supports this product primarily through automated emails, so you may have little recourse if you encounter problems. One of my colleagues in Argentina has started to use it for Idealistas.org and she's inspired me to take another look at it and set up some goals of my own.