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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. Social Media, NGOs, and Romania View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. A rating of 100 or more is considered good in Romania. After the introduction, I gave my brief presentation.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

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Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. Defining and Refining the Problem to Optimize Solving It with Tech. Video : TechSoup Romania. spanhidden.

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Harnessing Office 365 to Send Every Child to Preschool

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OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. Their school dropout rate decreased in comparison with the national statistics. Last year the NGO accessed Office 365 for nonprofits with the help of TechSoup Romania.

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Harnessing Office 365 to Send Every Child to Preschool

Tech Soup

OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. Their school dropout rate decreased in comparison with the national statistics. Last year the NGO accessed Office 365 for nonprofits with the help of TechSoup Romania.

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Personal Democracy Forum 2012 Discount for TechSoup Community

Tech Soup

The conference includes sessions for everyone from novice organizers to tech-loving early adopters: you can get the basics on using the Internet and other technologies to better serve your community or dig into the latest technology trends. TechSoup members can get 20% off the non-profit and government rate. Getting the Discount.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

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Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. The Restart Romania challenge resulted in citizens proposing technological solutions to a range of real world problems such as corruption in the medical system. The Growth in Smartphones and Social Media.

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Three Analytics Tools to Gauge Your Social Audience’s Pulse

Tech Soup

Under her leadership, the world’s only series dedicated to social media for social good has earned a 92-percent approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the country. This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director.