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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

National Theatre screws up, what we can learn from mistakes. Journalists using social media in Egypt. There are so many resources out there that hopefully this list will help filter and curate for you! 100,000 in 3 Days: Interview about #TeamAutism. Social media in disaster response. American Red Cross Twitter Mistakes and Fundraising.

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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps. The New York Times reported on the use of social media and protests suggesting that Egypt’s government was afraid of the power of social networking tools. The #jan25 Twitter hashtag also has examples of the State Department’s Arab Twitter Diplomacy.

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Corporate and Foundation Grantseeking: Free Webinar July 12

Tech Soup

In her 17 years as a philanthropic consultant, she has managed capital campaigns, helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and trained more than 20,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, and most of the 50 United States, in all aspects of development. Reach her at linda [at] cvfundraising [dot] com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Patrick Ball is in Colombia for most of the next three months teaching the techniques of human rights statistics and information processing at the National University there. And all this is on top of Martus work we're actively engaged with in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt. Our human rights group is active all over the place right now.

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Wendy Sternberg Leaves Her Medical Career to Heal the World

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The artists had never been introduced to one another before, and together they performed with a band comprising musicians from nine different nationalities. Later in 2005, GATC’s Israeli-Palestinian performance became a part of the United Nations’ 60th Anniversary celebration.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Passover celebration fundraiser Passover is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the Israelites’ escape from slavery and departure from ancient Egypt. Volunteer-a-thon for volunteer week National Volunteer Week is the perfect time for an April fundraiser that focuses on volunteering.

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Science and Technology Partnerships with Africa: Opportunities for European Foundations

Tech Soup

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