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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The internet is not new. Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. People believe in the internet. The internet is an endless stage and platform, and when we are up there speaking, we expect you are all listening.

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Where do the funds go? People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful.

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Where do the funds go? People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

Tech Soup

LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access. The app is currently being used in Tanzania, but the developers are hoping to deploy it in other countries as well. Reporting Problems.