Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

Last year, using the theme of gratitude and TweetsGiving, Epic Change catalyzed the global community to help build a school in Tanzania. The work they have done with Mama Lucy has been incredible and the school is now serving over 400 children. Just imagine. According to the LA Times, this year Americans alone will spend $14.6

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. Her students consistently score at the top of over 120 schools in the Arusha district of Tanzania. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org. I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. Its unique way of working is project management heavy. It has just 20 UK-based staff. It also uses both.

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Donation Japan Program Benefit 52

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! So they provide the examples and maps, but they let the youth pick and pledge whatever it is they want to do to make a difference. Whether it was 350 or ACE, or a group like Epic Change and their annual To Mama With Love projects.

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Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

Since 2010, Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) and Candid have partnered on research that maps funding for human rights globally. For over a decade, our annual Advancing Human Rights research has mapped trends in funding for human rights, breaking down funding into three major categories: issues, strategies, and populations.

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