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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

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These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

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We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. questions surrounding globalization and social justice.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

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We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. David Evan Harris - Global Lives. Windy founded D.V.A.

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Go Holiday Shopping with Your Global Girlfriend

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Global Girlfriend is an online fair trade store that sells handmade gifts made by women's non-profit programs and cooperatives. Global Girlfriend's founder, Stacey Edgar, received a Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards Honorable Mention , and was named the 2005 Aveeno Woman with Organic Style. holiday shopping fair trade

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Celebrate Community Storytelling

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Lam is harnessing social media to spark civic engagement and drive global giving and volunteerism. And presenting the Lytro Camera for best photo entry is Lisa Rose, executive director at PhotoPhilanthropy. You can also watch the awards ceremony live streamed on uSTREAM online for our global audience.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

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Flickr Photo by John K. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. Liverpool Football Club in the UK for example, uses a separate account to talk to its fans in Thailand, and another to talk to its fans in America. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. Be relevant.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

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Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. This group is an international network of people interested in e-learning, is organizing a trip to Thailand and Laos. Fundraising 2.0

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