Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

Flickr Photo by Jacques de Goldfiem Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last weekend devastating five regions. Right now, thousands and thousands of women and children in Myanmar, need help. I had already made a donation to the BlogHer's act, but I've donated a second time to the Myanmar project, won't you?) And BlogHer has responded.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

It had been awhile since I'd played with Google Earth, but Jim Prosser at Direct Relief International gave me a good reason this morning: DRI has used GE to map the official health clinics and hospitals in Myanmar. Tags: emergency response GIS google earth Integration/APIs International myanmar NPTech Program.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2021

Apple has a rocky relationship with some iOS developers because of its seemingly arbitrary decisions over what gets published and when — and now, because of a dumb miss, it’s being accused of putting profits ahead of human rights in Myanmar by the founder of ProtonMail and ProtonVPN, even though that’s probably not what happened.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shares attention-grabbing staff stories from the front lines, to raise awareness of international crises such as the violent campaign against the Rohingya people in Myanmar: View Story. In terms of posting cadence – how much should you post? Well, it depends!

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Facebook has come under fire for its role in the Ethiopian conflict, with observers drawing parallels with the company’s role in the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. There, an online campaign led by Myanmar military personnel stoked hatred against the Rohingya minority groups and led to acts of mass murder and ethnic cleansing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

It operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Based in Singapore, the company has evolved from a ride-hailing app to a Southeast Asian super app that offers several consumer services, including food delivery, financial services, such as an e-wallet so that you can send and receive money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The top countries where individuals give the most often (not necessarily the most money) are (1) Myanmar, (2) The United States, (3) New Zealand, (4) Australia, and ; (5) Ireland ( Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index ). Email Fundraising. Email messaging drives 13% of all online revenue ( M+R Benchmarks Report ).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These blind spots can have incredibly deadly consequences, as when the company failed to tackle misinformation and hate speech in Myanmar prior to the Rohingya genocide. Internal documents published as part of the Facebook Papers revealed how the company struggles to moderate hate speech and abuse in languages other than English.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2021

The company has banned accounts from the military junta that led the coup in Myanmar , a more active approach than how it handled the previous outburst of genocidal violence against the nation’s Rohingya population in the past. Facebook’s announcement comes at yet another interesting time for its social media platforms.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Most of its users are in Vietnam, but Edupia is also expanding into other Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar, and adding more subjects, including math and coding. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In Myanmar, which has seen the longest-ever government-led internet shutdown in history as part of the recent coup , it’s estimated the economic loss has been equal to 2.5 In addition to the stifling of free speech and assembly, internet shutdowns have significant economic harms. percent of the country’s GDP — around $2.1 billion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It’s the easiest option when I’m trying to be succinct, but Southeast Asia consists of 11 countries, and obviously there are huge differences between, say, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. I always feel a bit silly using the term “Southeast Asia” because the region is so large and complex.

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TechNode

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the Asia-Pacific region, the company expects to sell fuel-powered (including hybrid) and pure electric vehicles and establish production bases in Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Resellee hopes to learn from this and be the Pinduoduo of Southeast Asia by pioneering social e-commerce and group buying in the Philippines, then expanding to Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia, where social commerce has not started yet or is still in its early stage,” Concio said.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2015

This is Myanmar. In Myanmar, Tableau has worked in partnership with the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, which supports thousands of libraries around the country. Libraries have become places in communities where the people of Myanmar learn about civil society and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Kalabird, an expat Cambodian blogger who is now back in the US, has written an excellent piece entitled " Empowering Myanmar, One Blog at a Time " I also learned on Facebook that today is: IN SUPPORT OF OUR BRAVE FRIENDS IN BURMA: MAY ALL PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WEAR A RED SHIRT ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Facebook had been slow to take action against many of the Hindu nationalist groups responsible for the violence, leading to concerns that the company was repeating the mistakes that preceded similar violence in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The official line is that Ankhi Das is leaving to pursue her 'personal interest in public service.'

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In the letter, the groups cite a range of violent acts linked to Facebook, from genocide in Myanmar to the recent shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin , which set a troubling precedent for the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

We'll definitely start seeing more of these "text to give" campaigns in the future, but it seems that, today, only Verizon seems to offer a campaign for China and Myanmar aid, which is disappointing.

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TechNode

MARCH 26, 2024

It has also signed contracts with car dealers in Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines, Reuters reported on March 12. The Geely-owned brand said it will expand its retail network with distributors in Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Pattaya by year-end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Provide lifesaving assistance during the natural disasters that occurred in China and Myanmar. For this organization and through this campaign, SMS donations was the most successful mechanism with 59% of donations being made through text. *. Organization(s) : Save the Children and Verizon Wireless.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

It helps endangered Asian children get off the streets in Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, East Timor, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The organization has nine full-time staff. Its projects in Japan focus on educating and connecting Japanese youth with the young people KnK serves outside of Japan. software.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 13, 2009

Volunteers show a generous face - The National Newspaper: "When Lola Lopez founded Aid in Motion, a Dubai-based NGO, last year to collect and donate clothes to poor rural communities in Kenya, Myanmar and Pakistan, she needed help. Before she knew it, 3,000 volunteers had.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

On September 28th you could have uploaded a photo of yourself wearing a red shirt to Flickr to show your solidarity with the monks in Burma as part of Red Shirt Day for Burma/Birma/ Myanmar. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool. Check out the photo "comments" on this Free Burma photo.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

What works in Mali may not work in Myanmar. " She cautions, however, that technology is not one size fits all: "Of critical importance, however, is not just putting enabling technologies in place but putting the most appropriate, locally relevant types of technology in the hands of those who need it.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The foundation's mission is to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable future to all ASEAN countries, which comprise Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

This Challenge is void in Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and all countries under sanction by the U.S. This Challenge is void in the U.S. government (" U.S. Embargo Countries "). Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General. Limit one submission per organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

Myanmar Fisherman Goes Home After 22 Years as a Slave by Margie Mason. Scroll through the first few paragraphs of these excellent stories: In D.C., Another Measure of Gun Violence: Men in Wheelchairs by Theresa Vargas. For a Liberian Family, Ebola Turns Loving Care into Deadly Risk by Norimitsu Onishi.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

It is different in every place and oftentimes very laborious, but we are working on a potential program with The Open Society Institute in Myanmar. We are also in discussions about the whole process of getting international nonprofit licenses in different countries.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And it comes as we see a coup in Myanmar leading to a decline in internet connectivity ; there is a clear link between authoritarianism and a desire for internet control. That’s a pretty bad look.

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TechNode

JUNE 21, 2024

The ten countries or regions where it tops the charts are Canada, the Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bolivia, and Bermuda. Additionally, in terms of free-download mobile games, the game ranked second in the US, fourth in Japan, and eleventh in South Korea.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Ukraine joins 12 other countries that currently have TPS designation: Myanmar, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Realizing dreams in Myanmar. Bringing Myanmar into the digital age. Give the gift that helps Syrian children. Holiday Fund + Gifts for Kids. Deadline for InterAction’s14th Annual Photo Contest is January 15. Sinatra: Voice for a Century. Take Action: Fight the Extinction Crisis. Steve: In a year of crisis, you can bring hope.

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The Verge

MAY 15, 2021

Facebook has reportedly upheld a ban on many organizations in Myanmar that have joined forces to resist the military coup that occurred back in February, according to Rest of World. Things have changed in Myanmar since then.

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