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The “All In” Woman Philanthropist

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the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran. Women are drawn to an expanded definition of philanthropy, tapping into all their resources—not just money but also their time, expertise, advocacy, and networks—to support the causes they care about.

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

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Born in Iran and at age 3 moved to Canada; now in NYC. "I I didn''t grow up feeling driven by a specific occupation or by money. But how do you engage the nation when franking isn''t a well-known term and it''s mostly hurting disenfranchised communities? I remember as a little girl being hushed a lot when I was out with my mom.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! (There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). Definitely.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Will new "online" groups drive their predecessors to extinction?

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

NTEN

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. (There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. The solution is always to get more money or resources for the institution in question or to apply power - none of which is in the power of the person. A Tweet this week on Iran and on the conventional news coverage there.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

They are going to come out here to San Francisco, and we are going to shop around for buildings because they have a whole bunch of money, and a lot of skills around real estate, and we have the connections with the green economy groups. An executive producer does three things: vision (the original idea), money and personnel.

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