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Normalizing seeking support for mental health takes collective action

Candid

Although much has changed since I wrote my last article promoting May is Mental Health Awareness Month , the country is still dealing with many of the same issues that threaten the mental health of too many people. Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu reminds us that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

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Vote for the Best Social Change and Technology Projects at Netsquared!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can cast your ballot for the projects that you think most effectively use the social web for social change. Digital Divide Data's Project: A Networking Resources for Disadvantaged People in Cambodia and Laos. Games for Change. The complete list of projects can be found here. Farmer 2 Farmer Learning. Village the Game.

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Christian Kreutz, Web 2.0 for Development Blogger, is in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam Now. Cambodian Education System Changes To OpenSource Software!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been following Christian Kreutz 's blog, CrissCrossed Blog , which explores social changes through communication and focuses on the impact, potential and challenges of using Web2.0 tools in different cultures around the world. He is also interested in approaches network learning and highlights knowledge management for development. (He

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Celebrate Community Storytelling

Tech Soup

Toan Lam is a multimedia consultant, university professor, thought leader, and former TV reporter and host who is on the forefront of the changing landscape of multimedia. He is the creator and host of GoInspireGo.com (GIG), a multimedia platform that "uses social networking for social change."

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

She is an experienced Director, Producer, Researcher, Screenwriter and Social Media Marketing Strategist with field and studio experience on large- and small-scale productions in the United States, England, Ghana, Thailand and Laos. Windy founded D.V.A. Santa Cruz, the British Museum, Apple, Google, Adobe, and numerous other.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

You may not want to change how you currently manage donors, which means you’d like to invest as little as possible in a different solution or approach to donor management. Kelly Lao, Executive Director at the German American Heritage Center, said the Bloomerang system allowed the GAHC to turn more lapsed or new donors into sustained givers.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

Tech Soup

She is an experienced Director, Producer, Researcher, Screenwriter and Social Media Marketing Strategist with field and studio experience on large- and small-scale productions in the United States, England, Ghana, Thailand and Laos. Windy founded D.V.A. Thomas Grasty - Stroome.