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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past ten days, I’ve been in Rwanda, Africa. Most of the training days took place in rural Rwanda on Lake Muhazi – which was a beautiful place. The next step was for participants to draw another circle draw another big circle with pictures representing how the world might change for the positive.

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6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story

The Modern Nonprofit

Do you help feed thousands of people in Rwanda? Be clear about how your nonprofit will impact others or change the world. Do you have before and after pictures you can share? This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

This concept focuses on long-term, system-changing interventions in contrast to shorter, more specific challenges. Kate is a big picture thinker and strategist on the Salesforce Ignite team, based in the West of Ireland. Ecosystem map representing the adopt-a-project concept with key value exchanges. About the Author. Kate O’Connor.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Some big picture thinking: Lucy Bernholz, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, offered her big picture lens. ” We need to better understand how we behave and what we expect in digital, connected age.” Digital media’s potential for building harmonious civil society is considerable.”

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal. Before this point I had not been able to affect the kind of change I was seeking by being a fine art photographer only. I know that I can make a difference for positive change, and am learning that Traveling Postcards might be the vehicle for making that change.

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. charity: water is excellent at using social proof to encourage people to fundraise on their online platform.

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[VIDEO] The Science of Philanthropic Psychology

Bloomerang

Whenever we talk about people love people, we like to put ourselves out of the picture. And this is not about simple word changes. It’s going to take you probably weeks, months, and years to make this transition and to change your writing habit. . We send each other pictures. This is a fundamental mindset shift.

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