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Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia. Dubbed a “local blogging guru” by the Washington Post, Geoff’s award-winning book “Now is Gone” was released in 2007 and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal as a valuable resource for social media.

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October Community Builder Chat – Connecting On and Offline Communities #commbuild

Amy Sample Ward

You can look at #sfaddis to see what they did recently from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. I recently watched Bioneers and some TEDx’s being streamed from a satellite location with local people – becoming my preferred way to participate. It works really well. Smaller setting, still get the information, lower cost.

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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is under the visionary leadership of Cheryl Francisconi who is the director of IIE’s office in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and has vast expertise in developing, designing, and implementing transformative leadership programs for several decades.

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

NTEN

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. The children living here are our exclusive focus.

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The Power of Thank You Letters

Connection Cafe

In case you're wondering, Charity Water "invested (my) money with local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need."

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

Tech Soup

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Before the age of computers and social media, the broadcasting of live imagery from Ethiopia culminated in Live Aid, one of the most successful charity events at that time.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's some inspiring stories, tips and resources: Some Inspirational Stories Last week I wrote the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.