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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Although we had been trading letters for two years , I met Sopharath face-to-face in 2007 and recorded this interview. She is the second college student we are supporting through the Sharing Foundation’s program. Why girls ? Why is this all important? She graduated from college and is married.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

While CVS lost $2 billion in annual cigarette sales in the first year of its new policy, its pharmacy sales jumped. Alaska Airlines has been ranked the most sustainable airline in North America by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Employees don’t have to check their values at the door when they come to work.

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Charities Cry Foul on Chase Facebook Charitable Giving Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At least three nonprofit groups — Students for Sensible Drug Policy , the Marijuana Policy Project and an anti-abortion group, Justice for All — say they believe that Chase disqualified them over concerns about associating its name with their missions. Or only allow a pre-selected group of organizations to participate?

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Advice for the College Senior Who Wants to Make a Difference

Have Fun - Do Good

I'd worked at a DC nonprofit the summer after my junior year that focused on policy work, but that wasn't a fit for me either. If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. My advice: 1.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The book is an expanded version of their seminal article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review from 2007, “Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.” This is not to say that social entrepreneurs don’t work in the policy and advocacy space. But, it’s always useful to explore the framework of one’s work.

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