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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo. Mission: To ensure corporations respect human rights in their global operations. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ● icar.ngo.

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Interview with Roshaneh Zafar, Kashf Foundation, part of Global X Social Entrepreneurs Video Series

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The interview above is with social entrepreneur Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of The Kashf Foundation , Pakistan's third largest microfinance institution, tells Global X why she had to unlearn what she learned about economics.

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Virtual Meetings: 5 Tips for Nonprofits Working Across Time Zones

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I know many nonprofits that work globally, either with affiliate offices or partners in different countries, sometimes with a time zone difference of 6-12 hours. ” I remember working with a cohort of grantees in Pakistan which is 12 hour time zone.

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Don't Block the Blog: Pakistani Bloggers Freedom of Speech Threatened

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Omer Alvie and Awab Alvi are associated with the Help-Pakistan.com web site which was launched as part of the ongoing relief effort for the October, 2005 massive earthquake in Pakistan. They've launched an online campaign to support free speech of Pakistani bloggers and internet free speech in general.

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11NTC Preview: Technology in Times of Disaster: The Important Role of Social media in Disaster Response and Awareness

NTEN

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince. George Durham is a Program Manager with Microsoft’s Global Community Affairs team.

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Guest Post from ThinkSocial: Building A Movement in An Interconnected World - A Conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her stories manifest the power of social media to bring about a new global consensus for action on poverty and health — one story, one conversation, one call to action at a time. But, Jacqueline and Acumen are beacons for more than just social enterprise. Her stories also reveal the importance of social media to development.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. Our Local Impact Map.

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