Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? Though many of the countries we work in are talked about in the news (DR Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan), some aren’t as well-known (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Nigeria) and we often need to explain why operating in these countries is important.

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JUNE 19, 2009

It's really designed to make sure that all solutions are both emerging from the local community and tailored to the community's needs, and are developing the leadership skills of the most promising and emerging leaders at the same time. They're walking away with skills. He ran into Congo. Hopefully the project continues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. It's called Why Congo Matters. So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. Take your pick! Metrics, Stats, Research, and Other Misc.

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MAY 13, 2009

The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women. She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

An example was the opportunity to feature a video about the lack of treatment available for those living with HIV in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on YouTube’s homepage. What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? Book Tour Sponsors. Listening, engaging and patience.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International. Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan).

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. The show ended, and I immediately signed up to be a Women for Women International sponsor. women war nonprofit survivor

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