Happy International Women's Day!  It is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Tom Watson has written about a remarkable woman in Cambodia,  Mu Sochu.   My tribute is to a Cambodian woman leader of the future.   I'd like to  introduce you to Keo Savon, an orphan from Cambodia from the same … [Read more...]

Note From Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results.    This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010.     This guest post discusses the results. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org “Do what you do best and network the rest.” That’s simple, but wise advice from the definitive nonprofit social media strategy manual, “The Networked Nonprofit.” Here at GiveMN, we’ve harnessed … [Read more...]

I'm just back from a trip to Kenya and London and as they say in the UK, "cream crackered"  (really tired).  I'm really grateful to be home with family and friends - and for the many wonderful global friends I have around the world made through the connectedness of social media.    But before I rest, I wanted to let you know that it's Tweetsgiving time again, a global celebration of gratitude and giving lasting 48 hours to support the work of EpicChange. Founded in 2008, the original … [Read more...]

Note from Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results.   Since I'm enroute to Kenya, I invited Jeff Achen to share his thoughts.   Go Minnesota! How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day by Jeff Achen, GiveMN.org On November 16, 2010, Minnesotans will take part in Give to the Max Day. This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we're hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than … [Read more...]

Note from Beth: On my way to Kenya for the Ushahidi Board meeting, so enjoy this post by Manny Hernandez. We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community. In 2010, we wanted to let people know about the Big Blue Test through a video that … [Read more...]