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#ThankYouWednesday After A Successful #GivingTuesday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2010, Gates and Warren Buffett publicly launched the Giving Pledge to encourage billionaires to donate the bulk of their wealth to charity, which includes one from Zuckerberg, although it does not describe the scale of his gift.

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Lady Gaga & Celebrity Philanthropy

Connection Cafe

But did you know she topped the list of most charitable Celebs in 2010 , as ranked by Do Something , by how much energy celebrities devote to cause? Her call to action inspired over 30,000 hours of community service and a new wave of attention on homeless youth. Author: Rachel Muir. Lady Gaga & Celebrity Philanthropy.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

A year later, in 2010, it was even bigger. I live now in New York, but before moving there in the autumn, I was based in London for a few years. Maybe you’re a homeless shelter, and you want to partner with a shelter on the other side of town to better track and understand the community experiencing homelessness in your city.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. In September 2010 Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC. Connecting and enriching a national movement.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Writer and author of New York Times best seller "Bad Feminist," modern-day feminist icon Roxane Gay is a force of nature. In a harrowing act of bravery and independence, Dutch sailor Laura Dekker set sail to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world in 2010 at just 17 years old. Shero Thought Leaders. Roxane Gay.

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