Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. Many people feel like they can't change issues like the genocide in Darfur, they feel too big. Darfur activism philanthropy advocacy social change Photo Credit: Camp by Mark Knobil.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

I spent Saturday in beautiful Monterey, ocean pounding outside the window of a conference room, where about 40 museum folks were pondering a question more elusive than the origin of the waves: can museums change the world? The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

She points out why this was such a groundbreaking event and suggests a compelling new metaphor for philanthropy: Imagine if philanthropy sought to be an "empowering platform for individuals (and organizations) to make change." He said he would more focus on the "death and destruction" in northern Uganda and Eastern Congo.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2007

There is no limit on how many words you can define, and the level changes dynamically based on your ability. It's also a nice "put your money where your mouth is," not wholy unlike that at the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest, where you choose which gorilla advocacy group your admission fee will support.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold. Hopefully, the situation in the Congo resolves itself and doesn't cross the border into Rwanda, as it did in the '90s.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Let''s be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don''t have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that. We''ll provide you a behind the scenes peek at engaging, exciting, and successful social fundraising campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Visual Mapping and Diagnostics for Scaling Change : From Steve Waddel, Iscale - this paper has done the impossible! I think it is really cool that Tharum, a Cambodian Blogger, is mentoring a Danish blogger launching a climate change blog! It's called Why Congo Matters. The Hierachy of Distractions : Just for fun! Geekery.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They broadcast and unite women's voices from around the world into a powerful force for change. We unite those voices to accelerate change. All our media channels work together in a design to lift women's voices from the ground to drive change. I've posted an edited transcript below. Yes, and they're very synergistic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. That's the story of Women for Women. Why would my mother betray me?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Today I saw a blog post on Twitter about 10 Men with the Capacity to Change the World. I've interviewed soooo many amazing women for the Big Vision Podcast who are changing the world that I thought I'd post a sampler of interviews with 13 women from over the last four years. Founder and CEO of Raising Change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

One example of the incredible change that education can bring to a community is Malaika , a grassroots nonprofit that educates and empowers girls and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo through a school, a community center, a clean water program, technical classes and and organic farm. I’m so proud of my African heritage.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 29, 2008

We don’t need to design new content; we have to change the way we invite visitors to use the content we already have. For example, the Holocaust Museum has a great Flash exhibition of Angelina Jolie’s trip to the Congo. It has all kinds of audio and imagery to explore with a star at the helm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. Gorilla Doctors provides life-saving medical care to mountain and Grauer’s gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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Care2

MAY 20, 2009

YouTube just launched the Video for Change program to highlight the most pressing social causes the YouTube community cares about. The first Video for Change program features the Enough Project which calls attention to issues that don't get much coverage in the mainstream media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

WITNESS currently utilizes the following social media tools: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and “Video for Change” (blog). An example was the opportunity to feature a video about the lack of treatment available for those living with HIV in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on YouTube’s homepage. Book Tour?. ?Book

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

of Education won’t change: we’ll do twice as much for the same price. Human Rights Program – Changing the Field of Human Rights Making the truth matter is the core theme of our human rights work. And the price to the Dept. I know that funders aren’t used to hearing that from the social sector!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Change launched its TweetsGiving 2009 , a 48-hour charity event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, which ends on Thanksgiving, also invites people to donate to Epic Change. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. They would rather opt for MTV.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. Increasingly, rape of women is being used as a tool of war, not just in large scale wars as we saw in the Serbian and Bosnian conflict, but as we saw recently in Kenya and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Until then, women had been considered minors under the law.

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