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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). What brought you here?

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Why Engaging Your Volunteers Will Help Your NPO Thrive

NonProfit Hub

This article was originally published in our April/May issue of Nonprofit Hub Magazine. HALO, which works with disadvantaged youth in Missouri and Africa, gives this award as part of a handful of awards at an annual happy hour to honor the volunteers. “We Sign up to get a free issue delivered to your mailbox.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. The interview went so well that I was offered a full-time web developer position on the spot. Or maybe you buy Girl Scout Cookies or make a one time donation to the canvasser outside your office building raising money to save the whales or feed children in Africa.

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MCON13 Live Blog: Connecting with Millennials (Azita Ardakani, Lovesocial)

NTEN

Note: Azita and the other speakers this morning are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. Remember that magazine cover calling us ''the me generation''? Q&A Interview Nadira Hira: This question''s from Twitter. That changed when I got to Canada." "As

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast. For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. We have a woman in Africa who is helping to convene women for the World Social Forum.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa. Wangari Maathai. Queen Anna Nzinga.

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Off the Mat, Into the World: An Interview with Seane Corn

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On March 5, 2009 I interviewed yoga teacher and co-Founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, Seane Corn , for the Big Vision Podcast shortly after she returned from a trip to Cambodia with participants from Off the Mat, Into the World's Seva Challenge. You can also listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast. *