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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 5: World Environment Day — #WorldEnvironmentDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. September.

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2018 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 5: World Environment Day — #WorldEnvironmentDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. September.

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2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, please also see public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months when planning your campaigns. 5: World Environment Day — #WorldEnvironmentDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 15: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. September.

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2016 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to those listed below, see also international public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Days. 5: World Environment Day — #WorldEnvironmentDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. September.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. Anyone can publish through blogs, wikis, and websites. Success in Second Life.

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Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Survives Griefing Attack

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. Photo by Peacemaker. Griefing could be considered a malignant form of emergent gameplay."