Oct
28
2009
Not for profit organisations with social justice goals often rely on the support of individuals to carry out their work. The use of online technologies to build financial and campaign support presents challenges to many such organisations whose expertise often lies in other fields.
Over a two month period I worked as part of an Online Team at one such organisation and was able to identify a number of the challenges not-for-profit’s face when attempting to build community support online.
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Mar
4
2009
I’ve been interning at Amnesty International Australia for just under a month now, and seem to be making some great progress.
Online activism and campaigning are two key areas of interest for me so it’s been great being in the thick of it.
We’re coming up to International Women’s Day and a test of our first active pursuit of active online supporters. Hopefully we’ll have engaged a fair few!
In the meantime check out how to engage with Amnesty International Australian or AIA NSW online.
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