Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. ” with Jacob Harold , Guidestar; Robert Kirkpatrick , UN Global Pulse; Mayur Patel , Knight Foundation. Global Pulse @rgkirkpatrick.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) Images: Image : mirtmirt / Shutterstock.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Note on platform : During last week’s Twitter chat, not unlike previous chats, we dealt with some major issues around lag and load time. What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? And in each local place, people are on different types of social media, some of which are global in scope.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

BitPesa, Banqu, and UCash are scaling similar concepts in Kenya, Indonesia, and India. India’s Aadhaar identification program has succeeded in issuing an ID to 99 percent of the country’s adult residents. An Aadhaar ID can meet the identification requirements for purchasing a SIM card and opening a bank account.

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Achieve

JANUARY 20, 2016

She spent half of her senior year traveling the world again, backpacking through places like Indonesia, Thailand, and Southeast Asia. Embedded in the model of World Clothes Line is Mallory’s global view. Mallory believes strongly that to inspire people, you have to open their eyes to the issues and possibilities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

it doesn't have to be completely narrow, but you're going to get more of an audience if it's about a particular issue, rather than just everything. You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment."

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