Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Flickr for Good I led a Flickr for Good workshop in London on Friday. The feedback was great. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment. MORE
Our team has been working with Burmese groups for more than eight years on human rights documentation issues, and the ND-Burma coalition of expatriate Burmese social justice and human rights groups has been one of our biggest Martus users. MORE
"The fact that it actually happens today despite the "Never Again," rhetoric, despite the fact we apologize for how we didn't act in the past, that we allow it to happen again. At this point, I'm not able to not do anything about that. MORE
Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Colalife: make it real This neat little video is part of Colalife’s submission to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th - a call for ideas to change the world. Kudos to Simon Berry and the distributed Colalife team, for this one, and their intelligent and relentless campaign. MORE
We held the meeting in Chiang Mai because it’s where our longtime partner the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) is headquartered. I’ve been journeying to Chiang Mai and other parts of Thailand to meet with ND-Burma and its member organizations for three years, and I found it personally rewarding to see other users meeting and learning from ND-Burma’s experiences in their day-to-day environment. MORE
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most charitable nation. LinkedIn launched in 2003, Facebook launched in 2004, and Twitter launched in 2006. MORE
to support the monks in Burma. MORE
Other examples of using SlideShare for disaster relief or donations: Burma Cyclone Relief Effort| View | Upload your own. I'm catching up on what I've missed over the past few weeks and wanted to point this out. Storytelling is a best practice for fundraising pitches and that's why I think SlideShare is a great tool for causes. The example above isn't the first I've seen of using SlideShare for social fundraising or emergency relief. It comes from the Web Strategist Blog, Jeremiah Owyang. MORE
The 15-page PDF includes the pros and cons of using Facebook for activism, a step-by-step guide to organizing an activism campaign on Facebook, and examples of campaigns from Burma, Morocco, and Egypt. MORE
Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse. Organization: WITNESS. Organization Size: 29 staff members. MORE
I joined the various Burma Facebook groups early on because my colleagues in Cambodia were involved from the beginning and documented some of the activism. I helped her track down the people behind the Support the monks Campaign and Facebook Burma Group, an unofficial representative in the UK named Imran Jamal, Burma Global Action Network. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. MORE
Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Woodland walk Took the family on a magical walk yesterday afternoon in Clevedon Court Woods. There’s nothing that compares to the majesty of trees. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008, at 10:31 am. Filed under photos , unplugged. Tagged photos , walk. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback. MORE
From capturing the stories of human rights violations in Guatemala, Burma, Syria and Uganda, to helping a biologist plan a better restoration of a wetlands, or matching up an open source geek with the social good project of his or her dreams, Benetech’s team is using technology to make the world a better place. Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. MORE
The US Campaign for Burma is asking for a boycott of the Games: "China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. points out that the Olympics' start date, August 8, 2008, is the, "the 20th anniversary of the massacre of peaceful democracy activists in Burma." MORE
Monks fighting for freedom in Burma know this. As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement. MORE
This post originally appeared on the new Benetech''s Blog. Secure tools to document human rights violations, such as those developed by Benetech’s Human Rights Program, have become critically important in efforts to pursue reform and seek justice—and in keeping human rights defenders safe. MORE
This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. MORE
Monks fighting for freedom in Burma know this. As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement. MORE
Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. But, on Friday, my blog turned from red to pink! I've gotten to the point where I avoid pink ribbon madness for corporate profit as Suzanne Reisman describes it. MORE
Pipes (1) Google , Google Checkout , Online Fundraising , donations processing , npmarketing Burma Cyclone Causes Google AdWords Free For All 05.10.08 | 3424 1 Comment [link] Burma+Cyclone+Causes+Google+AdWords+Free+For+All 2008-05-10+07%3A06%3A50 Allan+Benamer The disaster in Burma has caused Google AdWords confusion as larger charities with deeper roots to Google seem to have taken over the keyword “Burma&#. MORE
One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma. MORE
The Digital Influence Group is donating $10 to the US Campaign for Burma for every comment that is made on their post. Go comment here MORE
Three months ago today, Cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma making more than one million people homeless and killing upwards of 125,000 people. The Burma Campaign UKOr had we forgotten that? Click here to view the embedded video. MORE
I'm supporting Free Burma Day I'm headed out to Palm Springs for PBS Development 2007. Another attempt at the Meet Jane style. Also, the first time I've done a story created out of Twitter Tweets. You can't really see it unless you hear the narrative and animation. I'll try to do a voice over at some point. MORE
Free Burma MORE
Another HRP partner, the Network for Human Rights Documentation (ND-Burma), which currently uses Martus to document human rights violations in Burma , was represented by the Earth Rights Initiative. MORE
Now the online channel has breathed new life into this surging wave and brought with it Facebook events, Myspace groups, Razoo causes, BBC News feeds updated real-time, Twitter posts about Wear A Red Shirt This Friday For Burma and countless IMs??? There is also a roundup of links to Burma causes (not just Facebook that's just one channel) and events. MORE
Free Burma! International Bloggers' Day for Burma on the 4th of October International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. Free Burma!??? Remember, it will take a whole lot more than just putting up a post with the graphic and the text free Burma. 2 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here [link] 3 - Sign up for the petition! ??? MORE
If you are thinking you want to volunteer your time, Natalie Jesionka has a post on Our World titled " Responding to Burma Crisis " that includes a list of opportunities to travel to the Burmese border and volunteer your time and energy to the underground grassroots NGO activity. MORE
Here's the information on the notecard: Please join us in solidarity for the monks in Burma who are beng killed and imprisoned.a 5 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here [link] 6 - Sign up for the petition! ??? MORE
I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our longtime Martus partners in Thailand, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ( ND-Burma ). We have extended Martus capacity building and technical support to ND-Burma since its inception in 2004. MORE
Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. MORE
Since May 1 (eerily, 3 days before Cyclone Nargis), Fanista launched a campaign called Burma: It Can't Wait with the US Campaign for Burma and the Human Rights Action Center. So, if you see people tweeting about ASSK's birthday, it's about the Burma Can't Wait Campaign MORE
Also note that your local station may list the program for that evening as "Burma: State of Fear" which is the headlining story. I just posted my interview with Jessica Jackley Flannery on the Big Vision Podcast. Jessica is the co-founder and a board member of Kiva , a nonprofit that is using the Internet to connect people through loans to alleviate global poverty. MORE
I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." Photo by Tharum , found on his Facebook Profile. That's Sopheap in the red shirt. I met her in Cambodia last month. MORE
Skip to content Clients Services Portfolio About Us Contact Blog Home > Blog Recent Posts 07/16/2010: The Wisdom of the Old Spice Man 07/12/2010: Is your online campaign going to succeed? MORE
The Burma: It Can't Wait Campaign launched not too long ago by the U.S. Campaign for Burma. They have put up a mini site that is tracking the latest news and information from Burma and how to help. MORE
This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines. Benetech has been seeing incredible growth in our Martus projects over the last year! We now have over 60,000 bulletins which have been backed up to secure Martus servers by over 1000 users across the world. This represents 400% growth over last year. MORE
On September 28th you could have uploaded a photo of yourself wearing a red shirt to Flickr to show your solidarity with the monks in Burma as part of Red Shirt Day for Burma/Birma/ Myanmar. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool. MORE
We have witnessed thousands of people taking to the streets to demand fundamental human rights and social justice; ordinary citizens turning into activists by using social media to mobilize protest movements that brought repressive governments to an end; and dramatic changes transpiring – like Tunisia’s first elections, or the encouraging signs of progress in Burma. MORE
For resources on the struggle against the repressive military government in Burma in the US go t0 the US Campaign for Burma. Some useful links: Brian Alexander has an interesting post on the role of mobile phones and web technology in the mobilization of the movement within Burma. The Mizzima News is a site specializing in information, photographs, and multimedia coming out of Burma. MORE
You can read more about the many faces of the Martus user community and the impact that Martus has had on human rights groups , from Africa to Burma to Guatemala. MORE
Burma Related Topics Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 7, 2013
I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our longtime Martus partners in Thailand, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ( ND-Burma ). We have extended Martus capacity building and technical support to ND-Burma since its inception in 2004.
Steve Bridger
AUGUST 2, 2008
Three months ago today, Cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma making more than one million people homeless and killing upwards of 125,000 people. The Burma Campaign UKOr had we forgotten that? Click here to view the embedded video.
Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2007
For resources on the struggle against the repressive military government in Burma in the US go t0 the US Campaign for Burma. Some useful links: Brian Alexander has an interesting post on the role of mobile phones and web technology in the mobilization of the movement within Burma. The Mizzima News is a site specializing in information, photographs, and multimedia coming out of Burma.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 6, 2007
Found via the good folks at Razoo
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
MAY 10, 2008
Pipes (1) Google , Google Checkout , Online Fundraising , donations processing , npmarketing Burma Cyclone Causes Google AdWords Free For All 05.10.08 | 3424 1 Comment [link] Burma+Cyclone+Causes+Google+AdWords+Free+For+All 2008-05-10+07%3A06%3A50 Allan+Benamer The disaster in Burma has caused Google AdWords confusion as larger charities with deeper roots to Google seem to have taken over the keyword “Burma&#.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
Now the online channel has breathed new life into this surging wave and brought with it Facebook events, Myspace groups, Razoo causes, BBC News feeds updated real-time, Twitter posts about Wear A Red Shirt This Friday For Burma and countless IMs??? There is also a roundup of links to Burma causes (not just Facebook that's just one channel) and events.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 25, 2015
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most charitable nation. LinkedIn launched in 2003, Facebook launched in 2004, and Twitter launched in 2006.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 14, 2012
We held the meeting in Chiang Mai because it’s where our longtime partner the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) is headquartered. I’ve been journeying to Chiang Mai and other parts of Thailand to meet with ND-Burma and its member organizations for three years, and I found it personally rewarding to see other users meeting and learning from ND-Burma’s experiences in their day-to-day environment.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2013
This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
From capturing the stories of human rights violations in Guatemala, Burma, Syria and Uganda, to helping a biologist plan a better restoration of a wetlands, or matching up an open source geek with the social good project of his or her dreams, Benetech’s team is using technology to make the world a better place. Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal.
Beaconfire Wire
DECEMBER 12, 2007
Skip to content Clients Services Portfolio About Us Contact Blog Home > Blog Recent Posts 07/16/2010: The Wisdom of the Old Spice Man 07/12/2010: Is your online campaign going to succeed?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 10, 2011
We have witnessed thousands of people taking to the streets to demand fundamental human rights and social justice; ordinary citizens turning into activists by using social media to mobilize protest movements that brought repressive governments to an end; and dramatic changes transpiring – like Tunisia’s first elections, or the encouraging signs of progress in Burma.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 12, 2008
If you are thinking you want to volunteer your time, Natalie Jesionka has a post on Our World titled " Responding to Burma Crisis " that includes a list of opportunities to travel to the Burmese border and volunteer your time and energy to the underground grassroots NGO activity.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 18, 2011
Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse. Organization: WITNESS. Organization Size: 29 staff members.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Our team has been working with Burmese groups for more than eight years on human rights documentation issues, and the ND-Burma coalition of expatriate Burmese social justice and human rights groups has been one of our biggest Martus users.
Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 27, 2011
"The fact that it actually happens today despite the "Never Again," rhetoric, despite the fact we apologize for how we didn't act in the past, that we allow it to happen again. At this point, I'm not able to not do anything about that.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Here's the information on the notecard: Please join us in solidarity for the monks in Burma who are beng killed and imprisoned.a 5 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here [link] 6 - Sign up for the petition! ???
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 8, 2011
Monks fighting for freedom in Burma know this. As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 8, 2011
Monks fighting for freedom in Burma know this. As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 6, 2008
The Burma: It Can't Wait Campaign launched not too long ago by the U.S. Campaign for Burma. They have put up a mini site that is tracking the latest news and information from Burma and how to help.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." Photo by Tharum , found on his Facebook Profile. That's Sopheap in the red shirt. I met her in Cambodia last month.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
I joined the various Burma Facebook groups early on because my colleagues in Cambodia were involved from the beginning and documented some of the activism. I helped her track down the people behind the Support the monks Campaign and Facebook Burma Group, an unofficial representative in the UK named Imran Jamal, Burma Global Action Network. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 13, 2007
This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines. Benetech has been seeing incredible growth in our Martus projects over the last year! We now have over 60,000 bulletins which have been backed up to secure Martus servers by over 1000 users across the world. This represents 400% growth over last year.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 30, 2008
Other examples of using SlideShare for disaster relief or donations: Burma Cyclone Relief Effort| View | Upload your own. I'm catching up on what I've missed over the past few weeks and wanted to point this out. Storytelling is a best practice for fundraising pitches and that's why I think SlideShare is a great tool for causes. The example above isn't the first I've seen of using SlideShare for social fundraising or emergency relief. It comes from the Web Strategist Blog, Jeremiah Owyang.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 19, 2009
Another HRP partner, the Network for Human Rights Documentation (ND-Burma), which currently uses Martus to document human rights violations in Burma , was represented by the Earth Rights Initiative.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 20, 2007
On September 28th you could have uploaded a photo of yourself wearing a red shirt to Flickr to show your solidarity with the monks in Burma as part of Red Shirt Day for Burma/Birma/ Myanmar. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 22, 2013
This post originally appeared on the new Benetech''s Blog. Secure tools to document human rights violations, such as those developed by Benetech’s Human Rights Program, have become critically important in efforts to pursue reform and seek justice—and in keeping human rights defenders safe.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 17, 2007
The US Campaign for Burma is asking for a boycott of the Games: "China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. points out that the Olympics' start date, August 8, 2008, is the, "the 20th anniversary of the massacre of peaceful democracy activists in Burma."
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 3, 2007
I'm supporting Free Burma Day I'm headed out to Palm Springs for PBS Development 2007. Another attempt at the Meet Jane style. Also, the first time I've done a story created out of Twitter Tweets. You can't really see it unless you hear the narrative and animation. I'll try to do a voice over at some point.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
You can read more about the many faces of the Martus user community and the impact that Martus has had on human rights groups , from Africa to Burma to Guatemala.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 30, 2006
Also note that your local station may list the program for that evening as "Burma: State of Fear" which is the headlining story. I just posted my interview with Jessica Jackley Flannery on the Big Vision Podcast. Jessica is the co-founder and a board member of Kiva , a nonprofit that is using the Internet to connect people through loans to alleviate global poverty.
Steve Bridger
JUNE 9, 2008
Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Woodland walk Took the family on a magical walk yesterday afternoon in Clevedon Court Woods. There’s nothing that compares to the majesty of trees. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008, at 10:31 am. Filed under photos , unplugged. Tagged photos , walk. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 7, 2007
Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. But, on Friday, my blog turned from red to pink! I've gotten to the point where I avoid pink ribbon madness for corporate profit as Suzanne Reisman describes it.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 9, 2008
The 15-page PDF includes the pros and cons of using Facebook for activism, a step-by-step guide to organizing an activism campaign on Facebook, and examples of campaigns from Burma, Morocco, and Egypt.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 7, 2007
to support the monks in Burma.
Steve Bridger
OCTOBER 21, 2008
Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Colalife: make it real This neat little video is part of Colalife’s submission to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th - a call for ideas to change the world. Kudos to Simon Berry and the distributed Colalife team, for this one, and their intelligent and relentless campaign.
Steve Bridger
JUNE 24, 2008
Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Flickr for Good I led a Flickr for Good workshop in London on Friday. The feedback was great. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.
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