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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." "Hujambo from Tanzania! I’m SO EXCITED to write you because I couldn’t wait to share: on Saturday, in the Moivaro village of Arusha, Tanzania, in the shadow of Mt.

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." "Hujambo from Tanzania! I’m SO EXCITED to write you because I couldn’t wait to share: on Saturday, in the Moivaro village of Arusha, Tanzania, in the shadow of Mt.

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Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst

Care2

Perhaps around passing one of the most important legislative bills in your organization’s history? The inspiring Tweetsgiving , developed by Epic Change , raised over $60K over the last three Thanksgiving holidays to build schools in Tanzania. That’s the important question to ask.

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. I began to question everything about our desire to aid “developing” countries. As part of a.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. What questions are you asking?

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

Before exploring the questions around limitations and needs, I want to share a couple examples of things happening right now to remind us that even though it will take a lot of work, and honestly a good bit of time, that we are already moving. Post your data, share ideas that aren’t fully formed, discuss something by asking questions first.

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Mapping funding for racial justice: A political imperative

Candid

For human rights, such a “colorblind” approach is deeply troubling and reflective of the histories of power and race that have been roundly critiqued, both within philanthropy and beyond. If you have questions about the research, please email AHR@hrfn.org. [1]

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