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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). He ran into Congo.

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Social Media: You're Probably Doing It Wrong

Care2

She has also been a featured speaker on web design, Internet marketing and social media at national conferences. and serves as the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2''s top-ranked nonprofit communications blog, Frogloop. Amy has worked in private philanthropy, advocacy nonprofit organizations, web design companies, and as a consultant.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Each January Nonprofit Tech 2.0 selects 31 new “ Favorite Nonprofits ” to be featured in the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofits in previous years were chosen primarily because they excelled at social media. MomsRising is a nonprofit grassroots movement working to build a more family-friendly America. amfAR :: @ amfAR.

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How Nelson Mandela’s Legacy to Advance Access to Education Lives On

Saleforce Nonprofit

When we talk about the Global Goals as the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all people and the world by 2030, we’re also talking about future generations of leaders who will continue this work beyond 2030. I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and at the age of five my father passed away suddenly.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

Have Fun - Do Good

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. 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. Lastly, trust your gut instinct and do what you love.

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The Right Way to use Social Media for Fundraising: Wildlife Direct

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I wrote about a pair of surveys that looked at social media and nonprofits. In the next decades, we’ll see rapid adoption of social media for many nonprofit purposes, including fundraising and as gen y's come into their own as donors. So, when nonprofits use the best practices around meaningful engagement they see results.