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Join Us: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book Events in Washington, DC

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many thanks to our generous hosts including the Foundation Center/SF, Zero Divide, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, TechSoup Global, and Stanford University. Next week, KD Paine and I will be doing several public events in Washington, DC and online. Please join us! October 24, 2012 10-12 Noon. .”

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Such efforts are necessary to address global nutritional needs in a world facing the challenges of climate change.

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Forum One on Social Media Monitoring and Evaluation at the Global Health Mini-University

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So we decided to share our knowledge on how to measure and evaluate social media campaigns at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health’s 11th Annual Global Health Mini-University in Washington, DC. read more.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The other recipient this year was Kay Ferrell, Professor of Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, who won the Medal for her tremendous work with and on behalf of children and youth who are blind and visually impaired. Washington? Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?”

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Amnesty International at 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, I gave a presentation on human rights in DC, with a focus on our work with truth commissions. AI was founded in 1961 on the inspiration of British lawyer Peter Benenson, whose article “The Forgotten Prisoners” launched the first Prisoners of Conscience campaign, which ignited overwhelming global support and marked the birth of AI.

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My Latest President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. A recent graduate of Rice University, Lum is working on her PhD in statistics at Duke University.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

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Global Fund For Children. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . Global Fund For Children. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation. Areas served: US.

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