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#4Change Chat Wrap-Up: Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting. Left photo : Gregory Munyaneza / NetSquared Rwanda / CC BY. Center photo : Chrispin Okumu / NetSquared Kenya / CC BY.

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Adobe Show Your Impact Feature: The Alliance for Tompotika Conservation

Tech Soup

This week, we are featuring the Alliance for Tompotika Conservation (AlTo), the winner of the Environment category in the print and photo category. Tompotika area in Sulawesi, Indonesia working to ebb the flow of widespread tropical deforestation, destruction of coral reefs, and poaching of endangered species. read more.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

We connect the local with global resources.” The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia , followed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Egypt. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. The Challenge of Philanthropy to the Muslim World.

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Reflections on a Weekend with Ze Frank and His Online Community

Museum 2.0

Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. About 700 people participated over two days, including some who had traveled to Santa Cruz from London, Indonesia, and across the US. Ze was really hands-on with everyone, giving hugs, taking photos, jumping in to do activities with participants.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

I put each woman's photo at the beginning of when she talks to mark each section. When I did a little digging, I realized that aside from threatening our water supply in Austin, Texas, they had sufficiently done that in Indonesia, and the Philippines and pretty much all over the world. Have you guys ever heard of Freeport-McMoRan?

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