Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

But they also asked to share how I've impacted their work , and by pointing that out has been created a very meaningful birthday gift. I met Spencer Brodsky last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda. He helped me with reaching my influencers on Twitter. And connected with Mark Horvath.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

San Francisco, California: Social Impact in Tech: Panel Discussion with LinkedIn, Lyft, and Salesforce. Left photo : Gregory Munyaneza / NetSquared Rwanda / CC BY. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Blogger Conference | by Get Social Events, the Social Media Breakfast Folks ($25). Monday, October 16, 2017. Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

I learned this technique from Cheryl Francisconi, director of the IIE Addis-Ababa Office in Ethiopia, last month in Rwanda ,who uses a stone that has been held by many people. I improvised and had participants pass around a flower.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2008

One of the reasons I think the issue of genocide in Darfur, and in other places, hasn't reached the mainstream consciousness, is that it is hard to find actions that make concerned citizens feel like they are having an impact. The genocide prevention movement hasn't found its equivalent of carbon offsets, hybrid cars and CFL light bulbs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. Kigali, Rwanda: Storytelling Event. Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories. TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

But, not just skills training, but learning to understand the impact of connected society and transformation. The USIP has been doing some really interesting work looking at this issue around “ dangerous speech ,” stemming from incitement during the Rwanda genocide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2009

While Jacqueline and the Acumen Fund are the first to admit that Acumen is still relatively small and has much to learn, without question its measurable impact through investments in the developing world is one of the real success stories of social enterprise and a beacon light for future endeavors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But technology is a critical enabler to make more of those moments of impact possible. By breaking down these silos, you are able to better collaborate, share information, gain insights from your data, and ultimately collectively achieve greater impact on the challenges of our time. Because we are all stronger when we work together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

We want them to share content, we want them to feel really connected to their impact and we want them to represent that to all their friends and family.”. What makes charity: water’s stories so powerful is the use of impactful images and stunning video combined with a very personal, candid style of writing.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But producing a great video is a real challenge: you must create compelling content, shoot and edit your footage so that it comes across as professional and engaging, and then promote your video so it can make the most impact. September Campaign 2012 Trailer: Rwanda from charity: water on Vimeo. Share your video!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold. Hopefully, the situation in the Congo resolves itself and doesn't cross the border into Rwanda, as it did in the '90s. CH: Yes, we do.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In a time when photographs circulate around the globe at an unprecedented scale and speed, and revolutions are propelled by viral images, it has become more important than ever for mission-driven organizations to create impactful visual media that can drive action and fuel awareness.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

Rather than adding more information to my database on Rwanda and genocide, I find myself asking alongside the author, asking myself instead of the authority. I'd rather see individuals tell their stories of how they grapple with issues, and how different things have impacted their thinking.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? What are some great examples of creative work that is very effective in social impact?" Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Great question!

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APRIL 25, 2008

BB: I read in one of your bios that you received a Fulbright grant to go to Rwanda and study the reconciliation process. It has a lot of the things that I have wanted to do for some time: be in a small organization, lead an organization, and work for and about women of color. It is like a dream come true.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

I learn about women in Rwanda, and they learn about my life. You also want to be able to demonstrate your impact right away. You can see your impact with your donation, and your engagement right away. If I do these things, if I am engaged, I can see impact in my community." We write letters back and forth to one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

But they also asked to share how I've impacted their work , and by pointing that out created a very meaningful birthday gift. For example, I noticed that Spencer Brodsky , who I helped last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda, re-tweeting the birthday call to action.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

.” and this is their CEO speaking, “Your great kindness through The Leprosy Mission has always begun protecting children from the impact of leprosy.” But that’s exactly why we tell them, “If you can still weep at injustice, you’re enough.” ” And where do they put this insert into?

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MAY 21, 2008

JG: I had the opportunity to spend some time in Rwanda when I was in college, and what really struck me about that experience was the willingness and openness of the survivors, who are both victims and perpetrators, to heal their country and to move on. government intervene, say in Rwanda, or in genocides of the past?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. We started from, in 1993, helping 33 women, to 16 years down the road, we have impacted 172,000 women directly and distributed $79 million to them. Our country director in Rwanda was a refugee all her life. Every single one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. She shared Akili Dada’s model and impact for developing high-potential young women from underprivileged families who are passionate about social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

Note From Beth: Just before I left for Rwanda, I caught some interesting discussion threads about organizational adoption of networked ways of working on Twitter coming from the #COFLA hashtag as a result of the Council on Foundations gathering in Florida. measure the impact of foundation communications. The result was empowering.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Later, they learned that it happened again and again – in the cases of Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda - and it was still happening but nobody was doing anything about it. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

What did you do this year that you feel made a real impact? Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan).

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. BB: How do you know that you are successful?

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