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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

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“Yet while measurement is critical to making progress in global health, it’s very hard to do well. The blog goes on to make a proposal to Gates about how to change the culture: Please round up a bunch of venture capitalists. A decade ago, there was no official record of a child’s birth or death in rural Ethiopia.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

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There were a number of social media influentials who reached out to their networks helping to contributing to a community culture of giving on Twitter. January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies.

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

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Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. I think this is application might just be a winner: It meshes with Facebook culture. to support the Sharing Foundation.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

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" Roxana Gheorghe suggests the PSA Partnership and agrees, "It is an interesting subject because generosity is a characteristic typical to all cultures, ages, races and people. He notes, "So we model the values that we hope our children will emulate, and support charities that our kids can see connections to."

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

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In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. For development, there are blogs from agencies like bellanet or global s for a selection of blogposts from any country you are interested in. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!"

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) 10/18/2016.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

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As one of the key people on the Global Twestival team, her role involved a lot of different tasks; setting the strategy, writing the guidebook, mentoring city organizers, establishing teams for sideline projects, administration, working with the charity, securing partnerships, developing website content, and communications.