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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If anything, I have been encouraged to develop a solid social media strategy with help from our Director of Marketing, as well as continued support from my fellow marketing staff here. I am very lucky to work at an organization that values social media, and have never received push-back regarding investing my time and efforts there.

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Crisis, Climate And Conflict Drove Disaster Philanthropy

The NonProfit Times

of the funding, according to Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, CDPs director of advisory and education services. Sudan was also in a spotlight due to war and flooding which sparked famine. While response and relief dominated the 2022 giving, $201.8 million supported recovery and reconstruction, roughly 11.6% of all funding in 2021 to 17.4%

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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

In an effort to understand why the violence there is still happening, and what I can do to help, I've called in for two of the monthly conference calls for Sudan Activists produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition , and the Save Darfur Coalition.

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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

Fast Company Tech

The farmer had never grown coffee in her village in western South Sudan, but now hopes a rare, climate-resistant species will help pull her family from poverty. Native to South Sudan and a handful of other African countries, including Congo, Central African Republic, and Uganda, excelsa is also farmed in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia

TechCrunch

“BeyondNetZero is excited to back Sun King, an industry-leading company that offers consumers accessible and affordable solar products, supported by fair and sustainable business practices,” said Eli Aheto, managing director, General Atlantic’s climate initiative BeyondNetZero. “We

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. And, the most committed and dynamic folks from that crowd may have the chance to serve on our board of directors. If you know someone like that, send her (or him) my way, too!

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

Other hard-hit countries will include Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sudan, and Niger. In India, the most populated country in the world, some 600 million people will feel unprecedented heat outside this niche. The Arctic is predicted to be practically ice-free during summertime.

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