2012 Global Diaspora Forum in Tweets

The Global Diaspora Forum is an annual celebration of America’s diaspora communities. The gathering challenges diaspora communities to forge partnerships with the private sector, civil society, and public institutions in order to make their engagements with their countries of origin or ancestry effective, scalable, and sustainable. The theme for the 2012 Global Diaspora Forum, held in Washington, DC on July 25-26 was “Moving Forward by Giving Back.” The Forum focused on how new technology can empower and increase diaspora philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and social innovation. Check out tweets from the event:

2012 Global Diaspora Forum in tweets

The Global Diaspora Forum challenges diaspora communities to forge partnerships with the private sector, civil society, and public institutions in order to make their engagements with their countries of origin or ancestry effective, scalable, and sustainable.

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2012 Global Diaspora Forum | IdEAThe Global Diaspora Forum will be held on July 25-26, 2012. It is an annual celebration of America's diaspora communities. The gathering ...

BRhodes @whitehouse "African economic growth is in the interest of the US because that is where we want to sell our products." #2012GDFSusanna Groves

The job of the U.S. government is to connect diasporas to the relevant government agencies and other actors, serve as convener. #2012gdfIdEA

Pragmatic: 'Aside from moral aspect when it comes to other economies, there are markets for Amer products. We want them to thrive.' #2012GDFSami H. Elmansoury

Jocelyn Ancheta: #Diaspora remittances set up dependence, result in inequities, & allow govts to sit back & not address issues. #2012GDFAmy Bergquist

Hearing Hashi Shafi speak abt how Somali community sat down w/ local banks, govt institutions for issue of remittances is powerful. #2012GDFDiasporas@MSP

Last year Somalis in US sent $150 Million dollars to Somalia. Remittances are a lifeline. -Hashi Shafi #2012GDFDiasporas@MSP

A proud moment us at @OneVietnam today. See what Sec. Clinton said about us at #2012GDF. Watch the video: http://diasporaalliance.org/hillary-clintons-remarks-at-the-second-annual-global-diaspora-forum/ #diasporaGwen Uyen Nguyen

Moira Gaidzanwa: Even for formalized giving, you need a great partner on the ground to determine how & when to dedicate funds. #2012GDFAmy Bergquist

@Inashafi We Work together to create funds for home AND to serve local needs. More ownership over process, more accountability. #2012GDFHinda Ali

a whole day devoted to #Diasporas. #philanthropy. Civic Engagement and community building. so glad to be here! @Semhar @DAWNInc #2012GDFAyantu Tibeso

US sci + tech innov due in large measure to our diaspora communities #2012GDF #stasGPI at State

Dpty sec burns: we r here today because see synergies betwn science diplomacy and diasporans #stas #2012gdf http://pic.twitter.com/QT8833EtKris M. Balderston

Deputy #SecState William Burns @StateDept launches Networks of #Diasporas in Engineering and Science #NODES #2012GDF; T Adviser at State

62 million Americans are first or second generation immigrants. That's almost 20% of the U.S. population. #2012GDFIdEA

An “IdEA” that Runs Deep: Engaging America’s Diaspora Communities http://go.usa.gov/fFp #2012GDF #DipNoteStateDept

#SecClinton remarks at the Global Global Diaspora Forum: http://youtu.be/IOs3a6IyqWg #2012GDFStateDept

#2012gdf #laidea @krisatstate introduces #SecClinton @diasporastate @univisionnews http://instagr.am/p/Nh2pw-EZ02/StephenKeppel

#SecClinton: The U.S. has always benefited from influx of talent, dynamism that diasporas bring to our shores. http://youtu.be/IOs3a6IyqWg #2012GDFABDIstanbul

#SecClinton: enormous potential of #diaspora communities to create opportunities in their countries of origin http://bit.ly/QIzfNn #2012GDFUS Embassy Brussels

"Diaspora communities have a great advantage if they can be tied to the entrepreneurs living in that country" ~ @billdrayton #2012GDFDonald Ekwegba

.@MauraAtUSAID discusses re-imagining development with diaspora using mobile phones, mobile money for disaster relief and more #2012GDFIdEA

Read some of @MauraAtUSAID’s blog posts on The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maura-o/ #2012GDFIdEA

#2012GDF Dr. @rajshah delivers keynote for the morning #Diaspora Engagement in Practice @USAID @DiasporaIdea http://pic.twitter.com/YhgDXZpxMarlon A. Hill

Diasporas are role models and beacons of hope for home communities. They are connectors to new opportunities.- @rajshah #2012gdfIdEA

USAID seeks to connect venture capital to the energy and connections of the diaspora community to scale development projects #2012GDFGPI at State

.@rajshah: @USAID is committed to partnering with #diaspora communities to promote sustainable #development #2012GDFUSAID

You can download @KingsleyAikin's "Diaspora Strategies Toolkit" from http://www.diasporamatters.com. #2012GDFIdEA

#2012GDF @AphroditeNDND shares innovative program on sending young Greek-American journalists to Greece #Innovation http://pic.twitter.com/5qvLwzI6Marlon A. Hill

Kingsley Aikins w/developing world we need to go 'from brain drain to brain gain to brain exchange' That's when magic happens #2012GDFMaura O'Neill

@MauraAtUSAID: “If we can deepen and expand #diaspora outreach, we can develop stronger bonds with other nations.” #2012GDF...Susanna Groves

#2012GDF America is great b/c it has taken DNAs from across the world. It is a hybrid nation of passion, ideas, @ excellence @DiasporaIdeaMarlon A. Hill