Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". Reeta Roy , president and CEO of the MasterCard Foundation, is sending tweets from her site visit to Uganda and Kenya. At a roundtable, I had to chance to discuss this question with social media experts from India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The second exercise was done in small groups and a report the whole group answering the questions, “What are your hopes and fears for the program?” Rwanda leads the world with the highest percentage of women in high level positions. Much as been written about the impact of more women in Parliament.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) , for example, shot amazing video of their work in India, Uganda and El Salvador a few years ago. Make a video that answers these questions: What did we do in 2010? While video can be expensive to produce, it can also produce large returns. Why did it matter? Why is 2011 even more important?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

The big question everybody asks me is what I'm going to do differently. For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. But, I don't feel that way! And my answer is not much: I'm just going to do more of what I've been doing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

From @pelleaardema: we’ve tried to set up a twitter chat to answer concrete questions from local communities in a short timespan. From @pelleaardema: A very small, local initiative: 3 community projects in Uganda, trying to conquer malaria [link]. HAve a look at @arrowwebhosp for example: a slum hospital in Nairobi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Meanwhile over in the teen grid of Second Life, there was a listening party where teen were gathered to listen to the event and invited to send questions. Here's part of the report: J ohn near the end was faced with the tricky question of, if he had to chose 3 issues with priority over others, which would he chose for SL.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign. But the Internet has changed all that.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign. But the Internet has changed all that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

However, SOPA apparently has shoot first, ask questions later provisions. Department of State just funded us to help LGBT groups in Uganda securely capture documentation of abuses against those communities (again, our funders are not responsible for this post).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 12, 2010

I want to introduce you to thrivability by answering some of the questions you have. I am guessing that they might be questions like – what is thrivability and who are these people contributing to it? A good question sparks more questions,” says one humble, extraordinary, and curious friend of mine.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Do type in questions during. You can put the questions in the Q&A. I will be asking you questions and your answers will go in the chat. I have a poll question for you. So go ahead and just answer the question. Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

He was actually on a business trip, on his bike, to Uganda. That's the best question! We can look at some of the people that we most immediately, and most originally started to work with. One of those individuals is Paul Ohisa, and he's a refugee from Sudan. It had been bombed. He just had to drop everything, turn around, and run.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

However, SOPA apparently has shoot first, ask questions later provisions. Department of State just funded us to help LGBT groups in Uganda securely capture documentation of abuses against those communities (again, our funders are not responsible for this post).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Last month [August], we featured BeadforLife , which is an organization that sells paper beads made by women in Uganda. All that money goes back to support the beaders in Uganda. We had a group that went to Kenya to visit BOMA Fund , and we went to Uganda to visit the BeadforLife program. Actually, they're jewelry (e.g.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. Jane--the person that you funded, Jane the goat herder in Uganda--is starting her business." We asked a lot of questions. So it's very personal. So that was our vision.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When we look at environmental challenges, we can't avoid the question of women's role within designing the solutions. Women are disproportionately affected by environmental toxins. Women hold these toxins in their body, and this is what they have to pass on to their children. There is not a shortage of resources. There are solutions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Now that we're back, we're onto the next project which is the Uganda Seva Challenge where we will be building a birthing center. We'll be working in a series of orphanages with HIV/AIDS street children, as well working with YouthAIDS to learn more about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Uganda, and in Africa in general. SC: It's a big question.

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