Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Charity:Water used it for its Rwanda Campaign. If your event includes a discussion or speaker, you can solicit questions from your audience ahead of the event using a tool like Google Moderator. One of the more popular with nonprofits is ThunderClap. The positive is you can lock people ahead of a campaign and be sure they will tweet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

There are so many big questions about the connected world we live and how it transforms our society, as this opinion piece from CNN discusses. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet. Why aren’t we talking about nonviolent approaches to resolving conflict?

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JANUARY 30, 2007

Why question? There's a third path I'd prefer to see museums head down: pursuing design that attacks "Why question?" This is the path in which the exhibition is designed not to make the visitor react with statements (I agree; I care) but with questions (Is that really true?). I want questions. Did I find it revolutionary?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

I learned this technique from Cheryl Francisconi, director of the IIE Addis-Ababa Office in Ethiopia, last month in Rwanda ,who uses a stone that has been held by many people. Then each person gets to speak with another participant for 7 minutes and we do 6 or 7 rounds of speed dating.

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MAY 20, 2009

The question should not be whether to use technology just because it is more popular and it is the way to operate here and now. The real question is what kind of services and knowledge do people need and how can we help them to help themselves. If ICT is part of the practical and feasible solution -- even better!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

I'm thinking about the personal approach the Jen Lemen used to raised for her mission to Rwanda - and she did it in record time -- that is the result of relationship building. Mani points to some good examples (including Roger) - but also Anne Mitchell who helped raise money for the desperately poor in Tajikistan. Contribute. Pay attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2009

While Jacqueline and the Acumen Fund are the first to admit that Acumen is still relatively small and has much to learn, without question its measurable impact through investments in the developing world is one of the real success stories of social enterprise and a beacon light for future endeavors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Nancy White answers a question posed by Laura Whitehead " Getting the most from social media for nonprofits: what would you recommend? Intel unveiled its support for the Global Education Alliance's pilot program to create an education framework in Rwanda. "as part of a LASA Panel she is planning.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

We use journalism because it is a very empowering profession, enabling people to become the "question askers" in their societies. Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

blog shares an interview with entitled " Camera Rwanda: Storytelling using Flickr." A new service called Qunu that uses IM to match people who have software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help. Today I Cried blog announces that he will quit his job ! Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0

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AUGUST 6, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to chat in any questions or comments along the way. Although, I’ll give you a little tip, if you use the Q&A box, it might be easier for us to call out your question, just a little insider tip for you. Jen: So, Steven, I will let you handle the questions from the Q&A. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

I also feel challenged by the question of what gender and feminism mean to young women of color in this day and age. BB: I read in one of your bios that you received a Fulbright grant to go to Rwanda and study the reconciliation process. That is the part that I feel very, very excited and challenged by. It is like a dream come true.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

For example, I noticed that Spencer Brodsky , who I helped last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda, re-tweeting the birthday call to action. Enrique Allen asked me what I call a " teachable moment question " during the class. You reflect in real-time, observe, tweak and adjust.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

I learn about women in Rwanda, and they learn about my life. They ask too many questions, and they want too much engagement. Well, it's a great question, Britt. We're friends and she has taken an interest in the work that I do, and even invited me to travel with her in Rwanda and experience the program there.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? Great question! Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Title your email, "Ask Britt: your question topic."

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MAY 13, 2009

We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. I just came from Congo and met with her, and a lot of other women in Congo and Rwanda and I am constantly amazed. Our country director in Rwanda was a refugee all her life. I think there are two ways to answer this question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

Note From Beth: Just before I left for Rwanda, I caught some interesting discussion threads about organizational adoption of networked ways of working on Twitter coming from the #COFLA hashtag as a result of the Council on Foundations gathering in Florida. Stanford PACS’ monthly charrette on questions. for organizations.

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MAY 23, 2006

This project will tackle big questions such as: What are the most pressing human rights problems in our world? Later, they learned that it happened again and again – in the cases of Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda - and it was still happening but nobody was doing anything about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Blogging Jo Le asked a question on the progressives exchange list serv about how to reach out to bloggers with teh results of a survey that found that small businesses, traditionally a Republican stronghold, favor Clinton in '08. If you participate in Give One Get One today, you will receive your XO laptop(s) in early 2008.

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APRIL 2, 2008

We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. We have been seeing an increased attention that women's rights groups have been bringing to this whole question of globalization and migration, and how women workers are being affected by this. I want to talk about this."

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