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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. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? Never underestimate how much time you will put into social media! Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org.

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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Effective social media outreach takes at least 25 hours of staff time per week, according to the Ditch Digital Dabbling research report. Cultivating a prospect is not a one-time event. Coordinate all internal efforts. Building these relationships is hard work but the benefits are enormous. Engage on an ongoing basis.

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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

Tech Soup

Although that plant was considered a model employer for refugees at the time, Jane met employees who included a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. Upwardly Global, also known as "UpGlo," is working to combat this disparity. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. at their full potential.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. After you email money each time, the service notifies you via email or text that it appears you have sent money.

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

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. Social Media.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

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.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. Social Media.

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