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Akilah Institute for Women: Social Media Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The mission is to empower young women in East Africa to transform their lives by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to find meaningful employment and launch ventures in the fastest growing sectors of the economy. They were very excited to see the Minister of Health in Rwanda on Twitter.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. This is something that nonprofit professionals are just beginning to explore.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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Our peace and solidarity program is really unique because we look at the work and the experiences of women veterans, which is a group that is rarely looked at. Then, I moved into the world of teaching. BB: I read in one of your bios that you received a Fulbright grant to go to Rwanda and study the reconciliation process.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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Once the sponsored woman gets into the program - and she usually is one of the most socially excluded women in her own community within a conflict or post-conflict area - she is grouped with a group of 20 other women in what's called a "women's circle." Another group is learning how to make tiles or bricks.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit that brings together women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. This is a common experience when you attempt to facilitate global presentations, discussions or peer groups.

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UNIFEM, Women-Owned Businesses & Rwanda Knits

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Eight BPeace members traveled to Rwanda in May 2006 and used the Bpeace Rwanda blog to document their trip. One of the team's members, Cari Clement of the Fiber and Craft Entrepreneurial Development Center , also kept her own travel blog, Rwanda Knits, during the trip.

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