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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

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“It depends on whether this is the beginning of a trend or an extremely exceptional response to an extremely exceptional situation,” said Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices, a network of bloggers worldwide, and author of “Consent of the Networked,” a book that addresses free speech in the digital age.”

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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We really try and get women from all walks of life to be able to participate in our program, the goal being to provide as many unique voices and opportunities as possible. Hopefully, the situation in the Congo resolves itself and doesn't cross the border into Rwanda, as it did in the '90s. CH: Yes, we do.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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AD: I think it is important to start by saying that the Women of Color Resource Center came out of a lot of political thinking and activism of the late '60s and '70s, when women of color really felt that it was important that their voices be heard in a movement that was largely dominated by men, and also white women and white allies.

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7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class

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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. She writes: I love how social technologies allow us to discover more beautiful voices and empower people. Some Quick Reflections on Instruction.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

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Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit that brings together women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. How is technology improving the everyday lives of women and girls in these countries?

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

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Vital Voices :: @ VitalVoices. Vital Voices works with extraordinary women leaders accelerating peace and prosperity in their communities. Gorilla Doctors provides life-saving medical care to mountain and Grauer’s gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. charity: water :: @ CharityWater.