Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". Your organization's social media strategy should be not implemented by one lonely intern sitting in the corner of your communications and marketing department.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

After a bit of googling, I discovered that the nonprofit has a different name " Hearts and Hands International " and the Water Is Life is a project. Hearts and Hands International is a non-profit 501 C(3) started by Nita and Ken Surritte. This foundation helps children at risk around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The organizations are a combination of smaller, progressive organizations like Ushahidi and the Sunlight Foundation and large venerable institutions like NPR and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Jumo has been raising $2 million in funding from individuals and foundations. Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&#

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But most importantly, I want to recommend and encourage all of you to chat in your questions and comments throughout the next hour or so. But keep the questions coming. But the other question that they have to really think through is, well, what can we do? I think that’s a loaded question. So don’t be shy.

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JUNE 18, 2009

This session we focused on issues of health data collection--represented by the form shown here, which is a brand-new data collection instrument from Kenya (brought to the group by PATH's David Lubinski). We'll continue to explore that key question in a couple of months when we meet again. OK, these are hard problems to solve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

GuideStar does have Jumo International listed as a nonprofit organization but very little information is shown and likely won’t be until they file their first 990 with the IRS. Chris Hughes Jumo has been raising $2 million in funding from individuals and foundations. Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&#

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

That's a great question and it's very true. I actually started out with International Studies, and more academic. A woman journalist from Sudan had her story about the flogging of a woman who was wearing pants get picked up, and it made international headlines. Or, you have to grow to a demand. That wasn't fulfilling me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When we look at environmental challenges, we can't avoid the question of women's role within designing the solutions. One of the women that stands out is actually someone who participated in our 2008 training, which took place in Kenya. Women are disproportionately affected by environmental toxins. There is not a shortage of resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is Founder and Executive Director of Akili Dada and based in Kenya. Originally from Kenya, she earned a B.A. and Kenya, where Akili Dada is based.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

And, at a time when the international women's movement is facing challenges, it would be great to have a reminder that good news is going on, that good work is being done, that progress is happening. PG: I think that the one that comes to mind first is a wonderful picture of women in Kenya who are growing corn. PG: My website!

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format.

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