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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Supporting them is not only essential to the global community’s food supply, but also to the day-to-day well-being of the communities in which they work and live. Why Small-Scale Farmers? Dun-Ying Vicki Yu.

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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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Jen Lemen Raises Over $3,000 in 24 Hours for Rwanda Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. Georgia Popplewell from Global Voices asked people if they would consider donating their schwag for the Cambodian bloggers conference. Jen gave me several T-shirts she picked up from some of the exhibitors. Here's a summary of her plan. Society.???

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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

Have Fun - Do Good

April 6-13, 2008 human rights groups like Genocide Intervention Network , STAND , Amnesty International , and Save Darfur are using the Global Week for Darfur to raise awareness about the continuing violence and need for action. The week provides a number of ways for you to do what you can.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I believe that social networking can do better by thinking about network structures, understanding roles of people, making organizations more sociable and blending social media. ” Simon Mainwaring also has an insightful post on this topic. Digital media’s potential for building harmonious civil society is considerable.”

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Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: It's Legal for Nonprofits to Lobby, Organize, and Advocate! Kigali, Rwanda: Storytelling Event. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Guest Post from ThinkSocial: Building A Movement in An Interconnected World - A Conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her stories manifest the power of social media to bring about a new global consensus for action on poverty and health — one story, one conversation, one call to action at a time. We can now discuss, highlight and organize around the initiatives that work. But, Jacqueline and Acumen are beacons for more than just social enterprise.