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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Women for Women International. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Because Women for Women International has an engaged and vocal online supporter base, I am lucky that my time investment usually pays off. That would be me!

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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

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"), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). "Add to that the fact that we are frequently brought to the brink of war by ongoing ethnic tensions, and you’ll understand why most people here feel a mixture of apathy and disempowerment." (“Enough!”

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

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International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ● icar.ngo. International Society of Street Papers ● insp.ngo. Mission: To foster peace among young adults through the arts in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina. billion people worldwide who do not have clean drinking water. World Vision International ● wvi.ngo.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is providing leverage for Tibetan, Darfurian, Burmese and Chinese human rights campaigns: The International Campaign for Tibet created the Race for Tibet. They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. Available on news stands now, so check one out if you see a new issue while in line at the grocery store. Accessibility.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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One of the ones I am continuing to support is Women for Women International. I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Our conversation began with Zainab describing how Women for Women International serves women survivors of war.