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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises. If you doing training, you have to be a little fearless piloting new techniques or you will just do the same old stuff – you’ll get bored and your participants will also be bored.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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A Nice Holiday Gift for School Kids Everywhere

Forum One

Kids around the country received an early and much-needed gift this December in the form of — you guessed it — broccoli and green beans. The Santa I know typically operates in the currency of choo choo trains, gumdrops, and candy canes, but this holiday season, it seems he’s branched out.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. They mention DonorsChoose , SharingTV , the Salvation Army's use of mobile phones for its " text a kettle campaign." Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. Here's a few examples.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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How to Get Long Life Out of Laptop and Cell Phone Batteries

Tech Soup

I got to talking last week with Kiera Butler of Mother Jones magazine about the best ways to keep the rechargeable batteries in laptops and mobile phones healthy and long-lived. A cell phone battery can last the same length of time, and is good for approximately 400 recharges.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Attendees can participate in planting sessions, learn about gardening techniques, and contribute to the maintenance of community gardens. Celebrate the joys of gardening and sustainable living.

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