Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

Influence 50

Influence Social Media Internet Web 50

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

She once took a microphone in a big celebration on Women's Day that we had at our office there, and she addressed a group of men who are the governor, and the mayor, and different government officials. I grew up in Iraq during Saddam's time, and during the time in which we had the war with Iran. She told them the details of her rape.

International 40

International Interview Bosnia Congo 40

Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

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Adobe 42

Adobe Law Sponsor San Francisco 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

A Tweet this week on Iran and on the conventional news coverage there. Each story enters a Sense Making System (a web service and software provided by Cognitive Edge, a global network of practitioners dedicated to helping create meaning and sense in complex situations). We have all been raised in the latter model and know no other.

Story 79

Story Action Model Adopt 79

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

Iran 152

Iran Technology China Sri Lanka 152

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. Kevin talks about the Global Citizen Center, a large mixed use building in downtown San Francisco that will serve as a hub for ecologically and socially responsible enterprise, education and economic development.

Global 40

Global Green San Francisco Model 40

Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2011

People have been silenced throughout time by media outlets, governments and authority figures who strive to keep minorities and protestors at bay. Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. Social media may be changing that across the globe. In the U.S., Will these women be tracked down?

Voice 31

Voice Social Media Iran Media 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

He shared the New York City government’s efforts to make the local bureaucracy much more transparent and connected, a theme that echoed through several other plenary sessions exploring the White House’s use of online tools for engaging citizens in policy and local governments’ attempts to become more open and accessible. ·

Grant 90

Grant Personal Reflection New York City 90