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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Originally from Kenya, she earned a B.A. Originally from Kenya, she earned a B.A. and Kenya, where Akili Dada is based.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are some good examples of CEO and Executive Director use of social media in the US social sector: Holly Ross is the executive director of NTEN, the nonprofit technology network in the US. She uses Twitter to share what's going on at NTEN, announce new initiatives, and have conversations with NTEN members.

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GIS for Nonprofits: Learn What You Can Do (And How to Get the Software at a Discount)

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Nonprofits have been getting in on the action, too, from the Ushahidi project in Kenya to Movesmart.org's neighborhood search system in Chicago. Tags: GIS NPTech NTEN. I mean, just look at this new application in Google Earth that tracks flights in near real-time. The potential of GIS to help us tell our stories is enormous.

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Learn from the Pros at a NetSquared Community Event

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This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Kakamega, Kenya: Kakamega Maker Party. Busia, Kenya: Maker Party Western Kenya. North Richland Hills, Texas: NTEN Monthly Meetup. Upcoming Events. Thursday, October 30, 2014.

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NetSquared Events for September: Featuring #Storymakers2014

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Kisumu, Kenya: Social Media Week. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. San Francisco, CA: Mix and Mingle at NTEN’s Inaugural Leading Change Summit. Busia, Kenya: Building for the Future with Appmaker-Mozilla Western Kenya Network.

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What advice would give Ali about promoting her blog?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had the pleasure of interviewing Alison Lowndes who works with children in Kenya last December. I also suggested to Ali that she go over to NTEN and post this question on the nonprofit blogging affinity as well as on the UK Riders List. I need a favour please ?? I'll summarize it.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

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In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Program. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. But for many people in the world, especially in developing nations, the data simply isn't available.

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