Join us for the San Francisco Net Tuesday on September 9:
Involver: How Nonprofits Can Create Video Campaigns for Social Networks.
Justin Perkins of Care2, who is one of the co-organizers of Net Tuesdays in Washington DC, just sent a job announcement out to the group for a New Media/Marketing Officer at the Grameen Foundation.
Sounds like they are on a tight deadline, so if you are interested in applying, send your resume in by early next week:
Following up on a project proposal. The publication of a plan to offset the cost of major childcare reform with IT revenues in a full cost recovery program/
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MicroMentor 2.0 is an online community connecting microentrepreneurs (low-income entrepreneurs growing very small businesses) with a network of volunteer business experts to help them build their businesses (think LinkedIn for the little guy).
Barefoot Power is starting a project to help 1 million people gain access to clean, efficient electricity in developing countries. With the recent advent of white LED lighting, which requires less than 1 watt of power to produce useful light, the entry point to electricity has suddenly changed.
When the idea of NetSquared was just beginning, one of the very first NetSquared Case Studies posted in November 2005 was of Kiva. Fast forward one year and Kiva has been covered everywhere from the BBC to NPR to the Daily Kos. Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st, they will be one of three stories on FRONTLINE World. You can also watch it via streaming video on the FRONTLINE World web site a few days after the broadcast. Here's a link to a brief preview of the show on Google video.
If you are not sure of your local PBS station, Click here to search for your local PBS station on the PBS website. Also note that your local station may list the program for that evening as "Burma: State of Fear" which is the headlining story.