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Using SMS in the Field

NTEN

We learned some pros and cons of utilizing SMS from Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia's Rare Pride campaign for sustainable hunting practices in Eastern Steppe, Mongolia. WCS-Mongolia had not previously worked with this group, and this section of the community is often unknown and hidden.

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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rare is working in Abaco Island in the Bahamas to protect critically threatened species like the Spiny Lobster, Eastern Steppe Mongolia to help save the Mongolian gazelle among other species; and Uthaithanee, Thailand to save the Indochinese tiger. Miradi should help them achieve their goals.

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5 Expert Tips for a Successful Salesforce Migration

Saleforce Nonprofit

She previously worked at the World Bank on education policy in Eastern Europe and founded Skill for Kids — a non-profit based in Mongolia. Mia works at Salesforce.org on the product marketing team. She lives in California with her husband and two kids and is always up for home renovations, book clubs and a good cup of tea.

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How Gen Z Donors Harness the Power of Online Giving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“I want to feed all the hungry children from here to the frosty, wind-swept steppes of distant Mongolia” is a worthy goal, but “I want to raise $5,000 to help feed the kids at the local homeless shelter” is a more realistic (and achievable) one. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Have Fun * Do Good Reader Appreciation Day

Have Fun - Do Good

Rather, it is a do-good adventure story of a former mountain climber who has spent almost 15 years building schools in remote mountain villages of northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. education book Pakistan Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Hat tip to Beth's Blog for letting me know about Reader Appreciation Day.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup Blog

After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world. It has a population of just over 2 million in an area considerably larger than Texas. It received its independence from South Africa in 1990. It is mostly a desert country and the home of both the Namib and Kalahari deserts.

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Digital Ecology: The Future of Nonprofit Websites

NTEN

As part of their digital footprint, Mercy Corps , a prominent NGO that acts to alleviate poverty and suffering throughout the world, has seven major websites, including their main site, campaign sites, and regional sites in the UK, China, and even Mongolia.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe. Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th. If you participate in Give One Get One today, you will receive your XO laptop(s) in early 2008.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

I have one in Mongolia. They just have to email me, tell me that they're interested in being an affiliated agent, and then I will respond with their instructions. About how many agents do you have? I have over 1500 all over the world. Oh, my gosh! I have them in Japan, and I have them in Germany. I have them in England.

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