Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In 2007, the popular Free Rice online game used quiz-style vocabulary building game that rewarded correct answers with ten grains per bowl to feed hungry children. The more people log on and play, the longer they play for, and the better they perform at the game, the more donations they generate for the charity of their choice.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In Uganda, a group of young people made incredible, heartfelt postcards filled with glitter and cut up magazine pictures to send to women in the Congo. The more people who know about Traveling Postcards the better! We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education.

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DECEMBER 19, 2006

Betty Christiansen's book, Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time , captures 28 stories of people and organizations who are using knitting to comfort, empower and heal.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year in America. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year in America. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.

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MAY 13, 2009

We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. Whatever all the metrics of success that people use to measure themselves; the day we lose our love, and our authenticity and sincerity towards the mission of the organization, we will lose much more than that. We will lose our success.

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DECEMBER 3, 2005

I love listening to Barack Obama's podcasts because he gives me hope that there is at least one person in the US government who is reasonable, sane, intelligent and truly cares about people as humans, not just as voters who can keep him in or out of office. What a great tool for young people (and adults!) who learn my listening.

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APRIL 2, 2008

Britt Bravo: I think one of the things that make the Global Fund special is how women can submit grants, the lack of bureaucracy involved, and maybe you can talk a little bit about how you choose the people who are funded. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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