Connection Cafe

MAY 17, 2012

In case you're wondering, Charity Water "invested (my) money with local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need." Color me impressed.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Before the age of computers and social media, the broadcasting of live imagery from Ethiopia culminated in Live Aid, one of the most successful charity events at that time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

An inclusive environment that cultivates engagement from a global community. The Community Sprint, held in San Francisco on November 2-3, was a first-of-its-kind event for the Commons Community. For the uninitiated, Community Sprints are highly collaborative, community-driven events. This shift was hard.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

I got a vivid image of new possibilities for mashing up data a few weeks ago at Forum One's Online Community Summit in Sonoma. Owen is based in Ethiopia; his wife works for an NGO that builds clinics. For me the highlight of the event (though there were many highlights) was a talk given by Owen Barder of AidInfo.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Went to Ethiopia with Charity:Water to understand water issues and what NGOs are doing. Calling requires community: Who will support you not just in finding a job, but in finding a calling? NH: So you build a community in the office, in work, and in life. MCON13 calling careers Community Leadership MCON13 Millennials purpose'

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Senator Paul Tsongas, who served in Ethiopia, was the second. The Semester of Service Act would allow high school juniors and seniors to spend more than a third of a semester outside of the classroom serving their community. Dodd served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to 1968, and then joined the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 27, 2007

As part of CARE's campaign to empower women, photographer Phil Borges created a compelling collection of photographs and stories of women leaders who brought change to their communities in Women Empowered: Inspiring Change in the Emerging World. Is there an issue in your community that you can change through education and action?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. Here's another story , about teenage boy who started with a small project to raised money for the local food pantry his first year and then rallied his community to raise $20,000 for hunger organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

It raised $3,500 in 15 hours. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. December 2007 On December 2, 2007, the first Frozen Pea Friday Campaign on Twitter Launched.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Depending on the community the children come from (and excluding Ethiopia as a separate historical case of Christianity sans missionaries), the children are much more likely to be Christian by the time they are young adults (if they were not already Christian when they entered).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. That's the vision for his company and work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. Communities of practice theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. So, despite a recession, charitable giving will have new numerous new -- albeit smaller sources of contributions."

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. Alliance for Strong Families and Communities / Hollywood, CA / $1,000. Marketing & Communications. If the charitable community is to thrive, we must explore the opportunities that wait at the edges of our sector.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Thank you for what you grow and the communities you build and all that you do and the work that is seen and unseen. What specifically in your community do you want people to do? Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are. That’s the place to put them. Hello, Maria.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

This world-wide fundraiser, with a $1 million fundraising goal, brought together the Twitter community for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Says Amanda, "I knew this was a very exciting project which would not only raise a lot of money but would create awareness and bring communities together.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Black Gold tells the story of Tadesse Meskela, the manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union in Ethiopia. 67% of Ethiopia's export income is from coffee, so Meskela's story is the story of many Ethiopian farmers. During the film Meskela tries to find buyers who will pay a higher price for his farmers' coffee.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Did your town council approve a new building development ignoring the needs of the community? In the below example, Amnesty International joined other NGOs and diaspora organizations to advocate for humanitarian access to the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Did a company fail to meet a climate emissions standard?

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