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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. I shared some of stories of how I got started and my experience in social fundraising to help raise money for the Sharing Foundation. I also spoke about content curation and some best practices for social media measurement.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Morocco Team discussed how Youth Without Borders is a networked network and the Yemen Team pointed out how the Youth Leadership Development Foundation is one as well. Costs Since it is free, they don’t want to spend additional money on it. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best. Why do we need it?

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A View from Istanbul

NTEN

Our conversation also revealed that the hurdles are the same in the Pacific Northwest and in Istanbul – time, money and expertise. Having caught the travel bug years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, Peg went on to train teachers for the Peace Corps in Morocco, Mauritania, Lesotho and Gabon. How big is your staff?

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

At the end, I would have paid any amount of money for this new product. Just three years ago, negotiators from around the world converged on Marrakesh, Morocco, to hash out a final deal. He would play me a 90’s punk song, and I’d download Pat Benatar (saying, I had music like that when I was your age). It was a magical hour.

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A Guide To Facebook Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The 15-page PDF includes the pros and cons of using Facebook for activism, a step-by-step guide to organizing an activism campaign on Facebook, and examples of campaigns from Burma, Morocco, and Egypt. However, deploying Facebook Apps to raise money for social causes is still in its early stages. It is a quick read and very useful.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

What could I do to raise more money for you? I've just come into a fortune, and I'd love to be able to make sure the Global Fund for Women never had to worry again about how to raise money. The year before that, women in Morocco won an amazing change in the law. Somehow that's never the question I get asked.

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