Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

for clean drinking water in developing countries. The event attracted a lot of attention because it was an example of integrating a live charity event with Twitter. (See The dual purpose was to promote Comm's recently published book and to raise money for a ministry that provides clean water in Kenya. apowerfulnoise [link].

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OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. t have a clue." And Netsquared.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up. But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. At World Pulse we trust that local women community leaders will reveal the way forward.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It’s time to develop a BYOD (bring your own device) strategy for your office if you don’t already have one. Another cloud story that has caught my attention this year are the welcome escalations of free cloud storage. As our digital selves develop in to significant mirror presences, someone else will probably own them.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. It provides the developers with links to the relevant data sets, APIs, and code bases that can be used to streamline the hackathon experience. mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

And they’re certainly not exempt from a global pandemic. responding to a global pandemic is a matter of doubling-down on what they know. Nicole Evans, National Director, Resource Development Strategy & Communications, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. imagine living in a refugee camp in Kenya.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The bombings created confusion and as people were able to put details together for themselves, they did so in a way that others could learn and follow the developments. There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Indirect Content.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. Jensine Larsen: World Pulse is a global media enterprise fully devoted to bringing women a global voice. What was your first step?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. We like to refer to it as a "people-powered" development process. It's the same thing in a development context. Can you talk a little bit about the development of the organization?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

She caught my attention because she founded an organization that works with orphaned and disabled children in Kenya. Having friends in Kenya, she came up with the idea to provide summer schools in Kenya. Organizations in Kenya are carefully vetted. Ali is the Founder of AVIF (ABLe Volunteers International Fund).

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MARCH 16, 2017

During her lifetime, biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude Elion worked to develop drugs to treat leukemia and prevent rejection in kidney transplant recipients, as well as revolutionary drug treatments and research methods for diseases like malaria and AIDS. Wangari Maathai was a renowned environmental political activist in Kenya.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Find my piece, “ Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? Smart Watches. The Future of NPTech.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry. charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI). It originally appeared on NetSquared. Open Data Applied.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. There are no men in Zimbabwe who are immune to these girls' attention. PG: I think that the one that comes to mind first is a wonderful picture of women in Kenya who are growing corn. Paola Gianturco: My name is Paola Gianturco.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

The newest Big Vision podcast is up , and it is an interview with Ilyse Hogue, the Global Finance Campaign Director for the Rainforest Action Network and one of the founders of SmartMeme , a non-profit collective of long term organizers, strategists, trainers and communications professionals. you know, I thought, "Wow!

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APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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