Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

One of the things TechSoup does well is to bring relevant tools and resources to the needs that people have on the ground. They have teamed up with the American Islamic Congress and the FREE Syria Foundaiton to bring their “ Interrupters Program ” to over 130 Syrian volunteers working on the ground there.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

The difference is that the social entrepreneur pursues change at scale primarily as a tool for social justice, not private enrichment. We provided a tool that blind individuals could use to scan and read their own books independently. The Arkenstone reading tools became a key mode of independent access to books.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Use of Integrated Marketing – ANERA – Due to the influx of new refugees from Syria to Lebanon’s refugee camps, ANERA had to raise funds quickly to respond to the increased need of essential supplies. Read the case study. Joseph’s Indian School – St.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The organization turned to social media using Blackbaud’s Registrant API to get new supporters to sign up, Blackbaud’s Survey tool to gain immediate feedback, and Blackbaud’s Donation API to convert new and existing supporters into donors. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 2, 2018

Volunteers interviewed nine Syrian refugees who crossed the Mediterranean to Greece about their lives before they left Syria. This campaign brought the stories of Syrian refugees to the forefront of international dialogue and raised awareness through storytelling, which we’ve learned was a valuable marketing tool this year for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. This study shows that Twitter has become a formidable communication tool allowing the broadcast of short messages to millions of followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. The crisis in Syria is now entering year three and the situation is getting worse for children not better. Seems a little edgy?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The event helped create an extended dialog between participants of the Arab Spring and the developers of technology tools that activists have used to circumvent government censorship. In the closing session, El-Fatah noted that he had just gotten an email saying that two of his friends had just been killed in Syria.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

Over 8 weeks this last fall, I had the privilege of working with NGOs from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, in a series of trainings that took place in Phnom Penh, Beirut and Istanbul. Human rights activists there operate in a dangerous climate and it is important that they be trained and supported with the very best tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 18, 2007

Journal of a Young Activist write about her travels and human rights work in Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Afghanistan, and her life as a Chicago Seminary Student.

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