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

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We currently have nearly 50,000 Facebook fans and posting there helps us reach the most people, though the focus of how we’re using Facebook is changing (more on that below). What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? Book Tour Sponsors ?. Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

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Symantec helps nonprofits make their mission possible. Tell us how your mission is made possible with Symantec's help — for a chance to win awesome prizes! Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor. What is your nonprofit's mission?

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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It's really designed to make sure that all solutions are both emerging from the local community and tailored to the community's needs, and are developing the leadership skills of the most promising and emerging leaders at the same time. They're walking away with skills. We like to refer to it as a "people-powered" development process.

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Tools to End Poverty: An Interview with Martin Fisher of KickStart

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About three years ago, I watched a fabulous documentary series sponsored by the Skoll Foundation called The New Heroes. KickStart is a nonprofit that develops and markets new technologies in Africa that help local entrepreneurs to establish small businesses. And you have your number one skill, being a farmer.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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This is my second year as a "sister," which means that I pay $27 a month to support one woman for a year while she goes through a program to help her rebuild her life after war. She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

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My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International. Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan).

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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The show ended, and I immediately signed up to be a Women for Women International sponsor. In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills. They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. women war nonprofit survivor

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