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Jayne Cravens to Serve as Advisor to UN program in Afghanistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's when I was working with the New York Foundation for the Arts on its technology capacity building programs, including offline/online workshops for online skill building called SpiderSchool. I'll be in Afghanistan through part of August." You can follow her adventures in Afghanistan on her blog.

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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006

Have Fun - Do Good

Dreams is his personal story, while Audacity is more of a reflection on American politics and culture. Realizing that you yourself can effect such change will lead you to clarify your vision and identify the skills you need to prepare the ground and plant the seeds of change." Both books are crazily well-written. It was Anne Brodsky.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

Have Fun - Do Good

She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. It's a one-year program. That's the story of Women for Women.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

Have Fun - Do Good

The short, dark, last days of the year are a great time to reflect on your 2008 Activist Resolutions , and your favorite "social actions" of 2008. They also participate in a Renewing Women’s Life Skills (ReneWLS) Program, a job skills program, and have access to business services to help them start microenterprises.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

Have Fun - Do Good

He was sewing as a means of regaining his small motor skills, and as his wife looked on, they talked about their efforts to piece their lives back together. Already we are getting reports that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating. What do we want to accomplish now that we are in Iraq, and what is possible to accomplish?

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