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Foot Traffic Philanthropy: Location Based Mobile Application - CauseWorld

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The causes that are supported are listed here a good mix of wildlife conservation, hunger, and others. Sort of like embedded giving that Lucy Bernholz talks about, I think. The application is well designed and is fun. This idea is really cool for a couple of reasons.

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More Do-Good Gifts for Dad

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You can also Adopt an Acre in your Dad's name through Nature Conservancy. On Twitter, @ maggieleithead (Maggie Leithead) writes that she gave her dad a CPAWS (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society) donation last year.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

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An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. July: Ah, those summer months when we spend hours outside in the sun and fun. September is Hunger Awareness Month so why not give a donation of canned goods and cash to your local food bank?

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. Komen for the Cure race.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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Their fifth wedding anniversary would be a fun news story. . If hunger among the elderly is on the rise nationally, share what you’re seeing locally along with a few key stats and a little about how you’re addressing the need in your community. Conservation organization to plant 112 trees, one for every year since city’s incorporation.

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

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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. Transcription by CastingWords Fair Trade coffee Transfair

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, now is the fun part. Nature Conservancy. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows.

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