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TechSoup Brazil Partners with the UN Foundation for Social Good Brazil

Tech Soup

TechSoup Brazil teamed up with the UN Foundation, IBM, BrazilFoundation, and others for the Social Good Brazil International Seminar held on November 6 - 8 in Florianopolis, Brazil. Social Good Brazil followed on the heels of Mashable and the UN Foundation's Social Good Summit , which was held in New York City in September.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President. On that same trip Frank and Susan took to Brazil, we had organized a series of events and workshops so that they could meet grantees and understand the challenging transition Brazil was undergoing from dictatorship to democracy.

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Social Good Brasil Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From November 6-8 – 2012 I will be in Florianopolis, Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar , which brings together influential minds, social entrepreneurs and innovators, and connecting people from all walks of life to share ideas and actions to make the world a better place using technology, social media and innovative thinking.

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What Pride Month Means To Our Team

AccelEvents

Accelevents’ culture has always been embracing of all people regardless of where they stand, everybody is also continuously making sure we are thoughtful in all their dealings and respect others’ feelings but also not being afraid of having the tough conversations to empower each other.”

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. Molly’s background spans nonprofits and direct service, including work with small farmers in northeastern Brazil and upstate New York. What Ideas Were Generated?

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Orkut , for example, is still popular in Brazil, while Renren and Qzone dominate the Chinese market (where Twitter and Facebook are banned). Flickr Photo by John K.