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Nonprofit Leader Spotlight

Care2

Lisa was mobilized when she first learned of the millions in Congo that had died from a war that was so rarely mentioned in the U.S. In addition, she set up a solo 30-mile run, which raised enough money to sponsor 80 women. Still, this did not satiate the need to treat the disease of warfare.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A lot of my to-do’s for next year regard sharing more of the amazing media assets we receive from HQ staffers who travel to the field, engaging our supporters by encouraging them to share their stories of sponsoring a woman through our programs and improving the way we share information about policy issues and current events. Book Tour ?. ?

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Game Friday: Vocabulary, Poverty, and Meaningful Score Keeping

Museum 2.0

Here's how it works: define a word properly, and the site's sponsors will donate the equivalent of ten grains of rice to the UN WFP. It's also a nice "put your money where your mouth is," not wholy unlike that at the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest, where you choose which gorilla advocacy group your admission fee will support.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. He was the first person that we sponsored to our High School Education Program, and he was able to complete his education. He was coming back to his village, and he found that his village was in flames. It had been bombed.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

In 2006, the Aquarium sponsored a letter-writing campaign in the museum, giving visitors an opportunity to send postcards to the governor expressing support for the establishment of marine protected areas on California's central coast.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Supporting Vulnerable Human Rights Defenders in the Congo

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Patrick Ball, Benetech's Chief Scientist and Vice President of our Human Rights Program, is spending much of this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Patrick is working with a UN human rights project. Aubert called for a full government investigation of Chebeya’s death as did Human Rights Watch.

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