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10 Memorable Quotes from the 2018 Social Good Summit

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To those who are saying young people are the leaders of tomorrow, this is the proof that we are the leaders of today – Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, introducing the new class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals. Alexandria Lafsi, Head of Operations & Co-Founder, New Story.

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Designing for Good: Pratima Mani + Josh Tabb

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However, getting good, quality pictures of the day-to-day work on the ground in Africa is a definite challenge. Pratima: The people are nice. Storytelling is one of the most important ways for us to spread awareness about the threat of malaria, and pictures are invaluable when it comes to telling a good story. But it’s true.

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So, You Want to Be like charity: water?

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It’s meaningful because it’s something the majority of people can relate to and identify with. The friend, the co-worker, the uncle, the teacher – make a list of people who care about your cause. In all the stories I’ve read, I’ve never read about a friend of friend. Yes, it’s extremely meaningful. The world works in mysterious ways.

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Getting Creative with Online Fundraising: 10 Campaigns Using Mission Inspired Gifts aka Gift Catalogues

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Oxfam Unwrapped – Oxfam is well-known for working to end poverty and injustice worldwide, but wanted to find a way to show how the money supporters donated went to provide simple things to people, villages and movements around the globe. See the example of Australia.

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What Natural Gas and Email Have in Common

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Sure, there are the outliers: people living “off the grid”, whole villages in Africa using solar cookers, but largely, we all sigh and agree that while progress is made toward other forms of energy, coal and oil are in our lives.

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Update: Nonprofits - Power and Influence in our lives

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What was clear is that the competition for nonprofits to deliver their messages to people is nearly as tough as that of consumer products and services – and is some places they are competing with consumer services or are part of the consumer good message. ” “So what?” ” That’s a good question.

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Converting Emotional Donors to Monthly Donors

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It’s wrong because of what marketing guru Seth Godin calls the prospective donors you’re trying to attract – “ lazy people in a hurry. What’s the key to motivating people to support your organization on a monthly basis? Does your nonprofit remove cataracts from poor people in Africa? The hardest part is behind.

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