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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. Joan has been an important contributor to these roundups, providing amazing coverage at her blog, The Purple Heart.

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3 Answers for a Young Activist

Have Fun - Do Good

They map out every step that will take them to realize their vision. Unfortunately, things don't always go according to plan, especially if you are starting something new, and you need to be able to come up with alternative solutions and course corrections, or you'll become frustrated and burned out very quickly.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

PR: I got interested in issues of hunger and poverty when I was in college, and was particularly interested in rural poverty in the developing world, and started studying ways to approach that, alternative ways to approach that. So I moved back and went to business school and got some tools and then launched TransFair a few years later.