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Pull up a [virtual] chair for a conversation on health and population issues

Forum One

Those interested in domestic health, global health, population issues, or international development would do well to join an online conversation series hosted by the Population Reference Bureau. Combating Malaria: A First-Hand Account From Congo. First the provide regular, rich content. Managing Unauthorized Migration.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Indirect Content.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

The museum display included information about the issue, a countdown clock to the government's decision, and a running tally of postcards submitted to date. The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. Information/news sources for this content.

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Game Friday: Vocabulary, Poverty, and Meaningful Score Keeping

Museum 2.0

Free Rice is linked to a sister site, poverty.com, which disseminates information about world hunger and other issues. This is an interesting sort of hybrid--supporting a content site with a game that seems unrelated. It's not rocket science--just another variation on the "click to donate" phenomena, which has debated value.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. We sell our content to mainstream and other media organizations all over the world. This is the kind of stuff we want to be reading."

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But that would be a lot of content! NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. It's called Why Congo Matters. I wish I had the capacity to write a blog post about each of these links below. What was most sexy?

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

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. It is not a third world issue or a conflict issue.