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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

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These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

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Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. Tobias Eigen from Kabissa presented at the Web2fordev: Remixing the Web for International Development.

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Southeast Asia, Social Enterprise Accidental Tour!

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I just spent almost three weeks in Thailand and Laos on a combined work and vacation trip. Bangkok, Thailand (and other locations). The man behind Cabbages and Condoms is Mechai Viravaidya , founder of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (“PDA”). Cabbages and Condoms.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

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Mission: Destiny Rescue (DR) is an international Christian-based anti-sex trafficking nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Hagar International rescues and rehabilitaties women and children in Cambodia who are victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sex trafficking.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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We don't know how to think about the pricing so that you could actually compare a basket in Cambodia to a basket in Africa and make sure both artisans had been paid fairly." Now, this year actually, it is moving forward to a process through IFAT to hopefully become adopted as an international standard around fair trade pricing.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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It would be legitimate for him to be scared; aren't we all? But was there a way he could genuinely feel hopeful instead?" If you order In Search of Hope on Glamour.com , Glamour will donate 100 percent of the book's proceeds and royalties to charities (listed below) selected by the women who were profiled. Glamour/Dimiritrous Kambouris.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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Christina Arnold: My name is Christina Arnold, and I'm the founder of Prevent Human Trafficking, formerly Project Hope International. One of the ideas that they came up with, which they started years ago with the Population Community Development Association of Thailand, was to have village banks.