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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Though many of the countries we work in are talked about in the news (DR Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan), some aren’t as well-known (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Nigeria) and we often need to explain why operating in these countries is important. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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The Reckoning

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The movie is excellent: it does a good job of covering the issues around the establishment of the court and its early years including its earliest cases. The current president of Sudan is a good example of the challenge. This was an opportunity to hear about human rights: The Reckoning is about the International Criminal Court.

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7 Ways to Boost Recurring Donor Acquisition at Your Nonprofit

Classy

Because the crisis situation in Sudan has not yet come to an end, and the Sudanese people continue to live in fear, Operation Broken Silence strategically leverages urgency in their messaging to engage donors and compel them to give. . Amplify Your CTA With a Sense of Urgency.

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

If you know some great folks (especially techies) who want a job that embodies their values as well as paying a competitive wage, please send them my way! For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. I was awarded one of the 2006 MacArthur Fellowships.

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How to Create, Manage and Evolve Your Nonprofit Blog

NTEN

It's a lot of work, but needn't be a full-time job: even at the height of emergencies when Mercy Corps had several blog entries coming in each day, I only spent about three or four hours posting the stories, interacting with the storytellers, and adapting content for my colleagues' needs. Did I ever anticipate a poem? Certainly not.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

While most of our jobs don''t involve leading a tour of Marines through an ambush, or rushing into a relief zone just decimated by a hurricane, in today''s fast-paced, hyper-competitive business environment, we are ALL on the front lines, says Wood. And, how to be prepared -- physically, mentally and emotionally.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

Sudan caused a 0.12% increase in the country’s GDP growth rate, partly. job bringing to our attention some of ways in which mobiles are being. A Mobiles for Development, global research study commissioned by UNICEF. has found that in India upon achieving a critical penetration rate of. increase in a. You can read more about.

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