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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. Both organizations work in the Caribbean, where sexual minorities face widespread violence, bigotry and marginalization.

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Boston Media Makers Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The meetings take place the first Sunday of the month in Jamaica Plain. In the conversation around whether or not to use something like Ning or build your own platform - one of the drawbacks is that you don't get to keep your google ad revenue. I always learn so much when I attend. player and I really like it.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 1998, during the embryonic stages of the project, this focus turned to a concept called "Reverence for Life," a non-demonational philsophy of self-development which had taken root in Jamaica's prisons. He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began.

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6 Powerful Types of Video Content Every Nonprofit Needs

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Before we actually get into the types of video content that you can use, I first recommend identifying what you want those videos to accomplish in the first place. Take this video from an adolescent health nonprofit advocating on behalf of kids in Jamaica, for example. Building A Better Online Video Content Strategy.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

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I am an American, living in Mexico, and I am just beginning the conversion process. From the sunny island of Jamaica in the Caribbean. It has made me remember the times I spent with my father as a child going to High-Holiday services – he was always in search of place to feel at peace – under G-d. My FIRST Yom Kippur!!!

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