Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Keep a gratitude journal, or make monthly gratitude collages Participate in a fundraising walk for a cause I care about, like Women for Women International's Run for Congo Women. Join a read-a-thon, or blog-a-thon for a cause I care about (anyone know of one?).

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Fun Congo Movie Journal 63

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

When women have access to specific skills, training, and education, all of a sudden their survival and livelihood statistics shoot way up, not only their own, but entire communities. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Mozilla Week of Service Begins September 14th: Mark your calendars and sign up to offer your geek skills to your local community for a service project this week. It's called Why Congo Matters. I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. Metrics, Stats, Research, and Other Misc.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

That means building in more structure and more discipline, and for myself, it was a lot of letting go of doing everything and knowing how to do it, you know, figuring everything out and really bringing in people who bring that different set of skills. I ended up going into bodywork to have a skill that I could perform with my hands.

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Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

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MAY 13, 2009

She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job. The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Currently, WITNESS’ ROI tracking is measured by way of increase in awareness and donations. Awareness includes whether funders are more aware of campaigns/programs. What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills.

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