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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

By slowing down and making a piece of art for someone, we provide a personal connection to the issues and to individuals and create opportunities to see our commonalities despite geographic or cultural borders. Several years ago, I had an opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group of artists.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and girls around the world, which threatens the gains made in the past decades in advancing women’s economic empowerment, health, rights, and safety. Fundacion GOLEES is based in Costa Rica and works with girls and women ages 10-60.

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Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project's intent is to educate and inform the public on important issues around the world, and connect individuals to organizations. Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work.