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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. This concept focuses on long-term, system-changing interventions in contrast to shorter, more specific challenges.

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The Faces of International Development

Forum One

Empowerment is key. It is a known fact that over half of international aid never makes it to the actual people in need (only 20 percent of aid ever reached Rwanda during its recent genocide). What the international development community should focus on is turning an eye towards helping the people to help themselves.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Traveling Postcards is a humanitarian organization that is gathering women’s voices worldwide, and creating a traveling collection of visual and written wisdom that so many women hold in their hearts. You can follow Traveling Postcards at travelingpostcards.org , on Facebook , and on Twitter ( @TravelingPost ). We have come a long way!

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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Britt Bravo: Can you talk a little bit about some of your programs and some of the things that the organization does? We are a Center whose Co-founder just left after 17 years of work in the organization, which is pretty impressive, I think, in the nonprofit world. That is the part that I feel very, very excited and challenged by.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Gorilla Doctors :: @ GorillaDoctors.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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KR: The Global Fund for Women has an extraordinary commitment to keeping our doors open so that as many organizations working to advance women's human rights internationally can really gain access to resources that they so desperately need. Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world.

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