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Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Robert Rosenthal, who has lived in Katmandu over the past year, said that large networks like the one that Global Giving is supporting do this level of coordination on a smaller basis, working with local grantees on the ground to create projects and direct funds while collaborating with communication teams to keep the story alive.

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Nepal Earthquake: How You Can Help

Tech Soup

We at TechSoup are deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. GlobalGiving has set up a Nepal Earthquake Relief fund to support the on-the-ground efforts of local reputable charities. You can donate via GlobalGiving's website or by texting GIVE NEPAL to 80088. Connect with Those on the Ground.

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Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake

AFP Blog

Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake : "Facebook is urging its members to donate to the emergency response teams responding to the 7.8-magnitude magnitude earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, over the weekend — and the social network will match contributions up to $2 million.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? Are you fueling with love? To Mama With Love.

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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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Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

NTEN

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. The children living here are our exclusive focus.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens of local languages. Since then, there have been more than 6.5 Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY.