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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

President, Global Hematology and Oncology, Celgene. The session included an update of Celgene’s work in patient advocacy and an announcement of their Innovation Impact Awards Program , focused on incorporating the patient voice into pharmaceutical and biotech research and development.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. The photo or video taken on a phone and then posted to the web can change the conversation, alert news media to issues or new developments, and change the course of response. Examples from Haiti.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. By elevating the voices of community leaders and shining a light on the importance of climate justice, we can help bridge the connection between policy-level decisions and tangible impacts on local communities. Principle 1: Seek Community Validation.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

Have Fun - Do Good

With that history we recognized that plug-in hybrid vehicles are an immediate and viable solution to the issues that we have been trying to pressure automakers to acknowledge over the course of this campaign here at RAN. They recognize that citizens are extremely concerned about global warming.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

We need a combination of political action and big personal changes to get the global community moving forward to protect our home. If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

We need a combination of political action and big personal changes to get the global community moving forward to protect our home. If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. What was most sexy?

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