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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

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The blog goes on to make a proposal to Gates about how to change the culture: Please round up a bunch of venture capitalists. Like Marion Conway, I was struck by this photo of him pointing to data handwritten on the walls = tracking immunization records from a rural health clinic in Ethiopia. Simple, but hard to accomplish.

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Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

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In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. When we started, we were creating an internal tool for project management and quality assurance. When we let this discussion unfold, it simply reframed how we looked at “internal” or “proprietary” data.

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" 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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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. State/Local.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

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Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water was enroute to Ethiopia when we discussed Twestival. International experience. Amanda says it was difficult to work with cities around the world, all with different financial systems, fundraising approaches, and cultures. Leadership ability. Management and delegation skills. Multi-task.