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Using SMS in the Field

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We learned some pros and cons of utilizing SMS from Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia's Rare Pride campaign for sustainable hunting practices in Eastern Steppe, Mongolia. WCS-Mongolia had not previously worked with this group, and this section of the community is often unknown and hidden.

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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Included in those is Rare, a terrific environmental group , which works with countries around the globe to “conserve imperiled species and ecosystems … by inspiring people to care about and protect nature.”

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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2008

Have Fun - Do Good

The Elders is, "a group of eminent global leaders, convened by Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel to bring their experience and independent voices to the resolution of conflict and to innovative, cooperative efforts to address the great global challenges of our time." One of the projects he is involved with these days is The Elders.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

I have one in Mongolia. He has thousands of people who are part of this larger group who are committed to changing the world for the better in fifteen minutes a day or less. They just have to email me, tell me that they're interested in being an affiliated agent, and then I will respond with their instructions. Oh, my gosh!

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Slides are available in the NpTech group in Slideshare. Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe. According to Read/Write Web , FaberNovel Consulting has released a new research paper on social networks. There's a good case study of LinkedIn.

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