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The Power of Sport in Changing the World

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2005, a visit to Right to Play in Sierra Leone with skateboarding icon Tony Hawk changed my life. Among its successes: 72,878 children and young people became less socially isolated. Nelson Mandela surrounded by Laureus Academy members Nadia Comaneci, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Giacomo Agostini.

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Unicef’s Little Bet on Pinboard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I had the honor of keynoting the Social Good Brasil Conference and one of the other keynote speakers was Peter Sims, author of “ Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries.” ” I will have a full book review coming.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

between our Sierra Leone Mudslides appeal in August and our Harvey, Irma, and Mexico earthquake appeals in September. This is compared with 7.3% repeat rate among our non-disaster projects during the same time this year, and 6.3% among non-disaster projects in the same period of 2016.

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UN World Food Programme Featured in Blood Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

The WFP provided food aid from 1991-2002 during the civil war in Sierra Leone. On the WFP site you can: * Read about "Blood, Diamonds and Hunger" and the WFP's work in Sierra Leone. Read an interview with Paul Arè s , the former WFP regional manager for West Africa, about his experience in Sierra Leone in the 1990s.

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Four Tips for Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Tech Soup

One Girl Australia raised $50,000 the first year they ran Do it in a Dress , a global campaign to empower girls in Sierra Leone with education. To use social media effectively, you'll need to have great content. True believers are the advocates that will support your cause. The second year, the campaign raised over $270,000!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And, of course, there are many human rights and social justice issues in Africa. We have multiple projects going right now in Sierra Leone. We assumed that Martus would require PCs and telecommunications that didn't exist there. Times have changed dramatically. Cybercafes are found in quite poor areas. Department of State.

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How to Maximize Success Stories Across Your Nonprofit’s Digital Channels

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One such example involves the story of Fanta, a woman who managed her at-risk pregnancy and delivered a healthy baby with PIH’s help in Sierra Leone. The post featured an unposed, documentary-style photo and copy that reads like a news hook, highlighting the danger of giving birth in Sierra Leone.

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