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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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developing economies in Asia and Africa. For nonprofits working on fundraising - Comic Relief in the United Kingdom raised over £7m from text message donations in 2011. A Mobiles for Development, global research study commissioned by UNICEF. opportunities, improve social empowerment, reduce the need to undertake.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

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The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. In 2007, we went to India, and we visited a program called Matrichaya , which we'll be supporting again in January of 2011. This past March, two different groups went to Africa. Did you say where you're going in 2011? It was wonderful.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

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It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip. The Africa Forum is the premier meeting of blindness groups across sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s held roughly every three years. Roger Martin).

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