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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Although one million people may seem like an enormous number, consider this: on October 31, 2011, the global population reached 7 billion. You can, according to Wired , “compare the population across Europe and North America with the growing bubble in China. 'We’re

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

They all represent either a farmer, educator, activist, or chef, but they still share the connection that they're aware of global issues. They become more aware of global economies, of how our global economy impacts other countries, the opening of how we become more aware of our actions and how they impact others.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

S ocial media has become one of the preeminent marketing tools for nonprofits looking to engage with donors and raise awareness about their cause as well as companies and social enterprises looking to incorporate a charitable component into their businesses. Project Angel Food serves its 15 millionth meal.

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JULY 12, 2009

Objective : 1) Measure the effectiveness among 18-45 year olds of event sponsorship and advertising in real-time and 2) Measure this audience’s interest in green issues raised by the global concerts and sponsors. The first example was using mobile to raise awareness and increase a call to action. Provide a product. Be creative.

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DECEMBER 1, 2006

Human Rights Video Hub by WITNESS and Global Voices: WITNESS and Global Voices Online have teamed up to pilot a Human Rights Video Hub where anyone anywhere can upload human rights related videos to raise awareness and launch campaigns. You can check out the pilot project on the Global Voices blog here.

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MAY 4, 2010

Melinda Kramer: Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization and we work around the world uniting women who are on the front lines of environmental causes. MK: One of the highlights for me was the Global Peers program. The Global Peers will be reporting out on the successes of the women in communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. Annabelle Sreberny, Professor of Global Media and Communication, School of Oriental and African Studies (with special interest in Iran, bloggers & social media). Even in China? Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

With his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, he has written several books including: A Path Appears, Half the Sky, Thunder from the East, and China Wakes. They were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for their coverage of China and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Kristof is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

37 Now the global leader in cloud computing, AWS provides governments with data storage space, the military with algorithmic power and other companies with logistics solutions and machine learning. A global ‘servant economy’ beckons, writes Jason E. James Bridle, New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future , Verso, 2019.

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MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. You can’t do anything unless you are first aware of the issue and know enough about it to come up with solutions to the problem.

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MAY 24, 2017

” Trend watch summarizes key global trends that make this time in history seem uncertain, chaotic, and toxic beginning with online and the rising numbers that exist inside a filter bubble that serves them information, ideas and news (some of it fake!) Millions are aware that even greater change is coming, via automation, AI and more.

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JUNE 30, 2007

The homicide rate, as people are probably aware of, has just really increased in the last few years in Oakland, where I live. The place where we get out bamboo in China, they had floods last year so we started donating 20% of our proceeds back to them so they could rebuild their factories. We have four initiatives.

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APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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