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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

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The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority. Why girls ? Why is this all important?

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Charities Cry Foul on Chase Facebook Charitable Giving Contest

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The top 100 included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. The winner gets $1 million and five finalists will receive $100,000.

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The Girl Effect: Watch This Video

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(George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos, “Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update,” Policy Research Working Paper 2881 [Washington, D.C.: New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof had a column, The Luckiest Girl , around a similar idea last week. Bicego and J.

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Welcome to Our New Board Members!

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Rusty currently serves as Vice President, Data and Technology at the national headquarters of the American Lung Association in New York. He worked in a number of fundraising capacities at the national level starting in 1987 and moved to New York in 1992. Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. > Read the Press Release.

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Guest Post by Aspen Baker: Friend or Foe? UC Berkeley Investigates the Legal Landscape of Social Networking

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who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. To stay updated on how the legal landscape develops, follow the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic blog at UC Berkeley Law.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » It’s not just young people

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While it is true that the younger generations tend to be early adopters of new technology, the internet has become a central part of communications and commerce for every demographic group. Best wishes… 13 Sep 2007 Daniel Hartman Great article. “Facebook with wrinkles&# they call it. I invite you to visit and help as well.

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10 Amazing Environmental Nonprofits You Need to Know About

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Orangutan Outreach is a New York-based organization whose mission is to save critically endangered orangutans and protect their rainforest home. Founder Richard Zimmerman started Orangutan Outreach in 2007, and the organization grew quickly thanks to a close affiliation with the Animal Planet series Orangutan Island.