Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Hands up who’s got a Twitter follower from Japan? Does that mean your social media is international? Just because you can translate a Facebook status update from English into Cantonese using a Google tool doesn’t mean that you should, nor is it an effective part of an international social media strategy. Probably not.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 18, 2009
based EPEAT , the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, which is a non-commercial program that rates how environmentally friendly new IT equipment is according to three tiers of environmental performance which they mark with bronze, silver, and gold. A bit over a year ago, we talked about U.S.-based
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 26, 2008
My Facebook friend, Phy, who is a Cambodian attending school in Japan messaged me telling me he really really wanted to donate to the America's Giving Challenge , but the Global Giving online donation tool doesn't support PayPal. He isn't the first potential donor to tell me that.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
They couldn’t solve the humanitarian crisis, but they could build a tool that could shine a light on human rights violations, bringing much-needed attention and support to developing emergencies. The tool was Ushahidi. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Perhaps some organizations make it look simple, but behind the scenes there may be some sophisticated Esri tools that map disease outbreaks and aid distribution. Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 4, 2014
For example, Earthrights International fights against corporate human rights abuse. For example, I raised $120,000 for Japan disaster relief by showing how the tsunami destroyed cities and displaced communities. Target - Use free tools like Twitter Search to find journalists that have an interest in your area.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 17, 2011
A View of the Cloud from Poland Alicja Peszkowska of Fundacja TechSoup (TechSoup Global's European headquarters in Warsaw) observes that although most Polish NGOs use some cloud-based tools, most of them haven't explored the cloud's full potential. Reach for the Cloud with Microsoft Services.
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