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Hold my calls

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Based on market research in China, India and the Philippines, consulting firm McKinsey & Co. Because of my personal distaste for phone interruptions I've tended to pay very little attention to what people are doing in this area. percent, or around US$12 billion for an economy the size of China. I think I need a wake up call.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SaveGuimaras is a group of individuals who are dedicated to raising awareness on the recent oil-spill tragedy in Guimaras, Philippines. Friendster is a very popular social network in the Philippines. Mobile technology is more popular in the Philippines and we are looking into how we could use this platform. BTW, we are the no.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up. And then there is Myrna in the Philippines, who escaped trafficking as a young girl and worked as a domestic helper. World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

So, for example, we just did a really powerful training in the Philippines, where our regional leaders there hosted a training on a water filter. We have a woman in the Philippines who is helping to train women on local water filters. It's called the Biosand Water Filter. regions and sub-regions. You could just feel the energy.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

A lot of attention on team, it's probably the hardest thing because you have to keep getting out of your own way. They're coming from Nepal, the Philippines, and Bolivia. Most of our staff did start as a volunteer; about 90 percent of our staff started as volunteers. They're going to come into New York City, D.C.,

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

Support in the Philippines is needed and this post has compiled a list of nonprofit organizations providing aid. With the ever declining attention span of your audience, it’s necessary that you start appealing to a broader range of senses. But how much attention is being paid to ensure that your people know you?

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. Before Anonymous's involvement, the Canadian government had closed the case, but after Anonymous whipped up international attention, the case has apparently been reopened. There are now 2.4

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