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Facebook Campaigning in Romania

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. It was so much fun and it was an amazing experience to work with people like Chris Worman and meet with so many local nonprofit and community changemakers. The slides are below as well as some notes.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

These open challenges help activists, nonprofits, journalists, techies, and community members identify, refine, build, and launch technology tools to solve pressing local and regional problems. Worman said that the challenge platforms also promoted local champions who had actually solved a social problem. spanhidden.

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7 Ways to Support Ukraine Now

Saleforce Nonprofit

As we watch the news unfold in horror hoping for a path to peace, many of us are asking ourselves “How can we as individuals help?” Your donation will save lives and help build a better future for refugees and displaced communities. Here are seven trusted partners meeting critical needs on the ground.

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Restart Romania Social Justice Challenge Spotlights User-Generated Content

Tech Soup

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Restart Romania: A Spectrum of Engagement. By all accounts, Restart Romania was a huge success.

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So, You’re Thinking About Blogging? How To: Create a Blog for your Organization

Amy Sample Ward

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. And here’s how to start! Test Drive It.

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Harnessing Office 365 to Send Every Child to Preschool

Tech Soup

How It All Began: Helping Poor Kids Attend School. OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. As a result, OvidiuRo decided to focus on helping preschool children through early education.

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Harnessing Office 365 to Send Every Child to Preschool

Tech Soup

How It All Began: Helping Poor Kids Attend School. OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. As a result, OvidiuRo decided to focus on helping preschool children through early education.

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