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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. Some are calling it impact investing. Investors need simple indicators that managers have taken a deep dive to understand the social and environmental impact of the projects in their portfolios.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. How will these trends impact nptech? GINKs is a knowledge network promoting the use of ICTs in development in Ghana. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Marnie Webb also points to this post. How was it organized?

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

That seems to represent the indomitability of the spirit of these women for whom singing is a real celebration, on the one hand, and they told me, on the other hand, it helps them forget their troubles, which are huge. Celebrating Women was book number two. BB: Can you talk a little bit about what path brought you to this work?

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Not sure whether to celebrate or mourn this milestone. We know that the carbon impact of all that travel is bad for the planet, and the personal impact of all that travel is bad on our bodies. It was the third Africa Forum I’ve attended: I went to Accra, Ghana, in 2011 and South Africa in 2004. Why do I do it?

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. My favorite scene from the movie is these women, all ages, all sizes, going to surround the peace talks in Ghana, which were essentially going nowhere.

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