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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

Tech Soup

The goal of these case studies is to raise awareness of the impact these nonprofits are making in South Africa. Kliptown Youth Programme provides after-school activities and educational support to disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area. This township is one of the poorest areas in South Africa. Human Rights.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. She came up to me and said she was very impressed by the history of American philanthropy and the AFP professionalism. I then said to her ‘Don’t you know that Egyptian has a longer history of philanthropy than the Americans?’

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Cancer Council SA Ambassador Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Cancer Council SA (that’s South Australia, not South Africa) started the Ambassador Project as an experiment in revitalizing volunteerism and community fundraising , jumping in to the social media pond was not even on the agenda. Wading into the social media pond … one step at a time guest post by Matt Sarre.

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What are the nonprofit management implications of Pay for Success programs?

ASU Lodestar Center

The guidelines will also equip nonprofit leaders with the knowledge they need in order to actively engage their corporate and government partners in conversations about innovative forms of financing social service delivery. The recommendations offered here will assist nonprofits in navigating their decision to pursue a SIB. and Lombard, A.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

The whitepaper will include the following history of ESG, components of ESG programming, an overview of measurement and management, perspectives from CSR leaders, resources to learn more and stay up to date with trends , and more. . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . . Happy reading! . _ .

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

Have Fun - Do Good

Just from my understanding of history and my understanding of politics, the best way of actually being able to improve the living conditions of low income, oppressed people is for those people to come together and take their destinies into their own hands. steve williams organizing labor activism Thanks for listening.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa.

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