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An Interview With Paull Young from Charity:Water

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Every September we launch the September Campaign , an online grassroots fundraising campaign targeting a specific issue. This year is our 5th anniversary and we’re funding a drilling rig for our partner in Ethiopia that can provide access to clean and safe drinking water to 40,000 people a year. The 2011 September Campaign.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

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What I learned from this campaign that it is important to get help from influencers on Twitter and that inbetween campaigns if you cultivate your network, the donations will not be a one-time only thing. site where folks are contributing ideas and tips to help write the book. Who can't relate to Trick or Treat?

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. On Eugene's site, you can see a much better video of the exercise with participants in Africa.

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yeshi , is a Facebook Messenger bot created by charity:water to simulate the experience of many young girls in Ethiopia who walk six hours a day to get clean water. The bot, available via Twitter and Facebook Messenger, polls its followers (called ‘U-Reporters’) on a range of topics and uses the data to help influence public policy.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

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Sharing stories is arguably the most ancient and long-lasting way of engaging and influencing emotions, values, judgments, and imaginations. Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this file). Please visit the site to view this video).

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. Ethiopia / $50.

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Generating Activist Impact In 2024: Political & Advocacy Call-To-Actions

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According to Randy Paynter , founder of online petition site, Care2, people who sign a petition are more likely to get involved with or donate to the nonprofits working to help the petition’s cause. Use this as an opportunity to inspire additional actions. The best petitions use Finally, remember that petitions are just the first step!