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MCON13 Live Blog: Connecting with Millennials (Azita Ardakani, Lovesocial)

NTEN

Note: Azita and the other speakers this morning are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. Born in Iran and at age 3 moved to Canada; now in NYC. Q&A Interview Nadira Hira: This question''s from Twitter.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Both staff and visitors host TV programs in the space that range from interviews to game shows to salon chair ministries. is in conflict with (currently, Iran). Skill-sharing free schools. Community science workshops.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I want you, whether you’re in the Congo or Darfur or if you’re in Iran or if you’re in Tanzania, Kosovo…you shoot that story like it’s your mother, your brother, your sister, your father and your cousin and you tell that in that way because that’s actually the road, I think, to not only clarity and truth and understanding. “I

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Please note that there is a graphic description of what one women endured, but the rest of the interview is very uplifting--I promise! edited transcript below).

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OrganicMania or Lynn Miller who I met through Twitter and later interviewed me for this blog post about a year ago. Debbas who was in Iran at the time, risking his life said, "It helped because I didn't want to die anonymously and we can discredit raising awareness.".

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book The ability to stream video directly from a mobile phone (i.e.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. There are people in positions of power in places like Iran and Washington, D.C. Kevin Danaher: My name is Kevin Danaher. That's really what it is about. It's about the belief system. The next belief system is a spirituality that loves science. It loves science.

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