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Veterans Leverage Their Pro Bono Skills to Rise to the Call of Duty from Afar

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. I was heartbroken by what was happening in Afghanistan. and coalition forces withdrew their troops, Afghan allies that served alongside the U.S. Veterans Called to Duty Digitally. Government.

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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

Saleforce Nonprofit

From the existential threat of human extinction to wars ravaging around the world, deadly forest fires and flooding, the ongoing threat to women’s rights globally — the list goes on and on. Gail Gallie , co-founder of Project Everyone , works towards making the Global Goals or Sustainable Development Goals famous around the world.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. Mama Lucy is an Epic Change fellow, and has been an invited speaker at the European Summit for Global Transformation. The biggest lesson: Everyone has something to give.

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#mygivingstory: Resources and Best Practices for @GivingTuesday Nonprofit Storytelling

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Global Giving: Syrian Refugee Crisis. Nonprofit Virtual Storytelling Conference. Hatch for Good.

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Courage, Leadership, Grandmothers, Half The Sky and The Mission List

Have Fun - Do Good

Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. My in-box was so full of have fun, do good books, films, events and classes to share with you I decided to gather them all into one post.

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Good Magazine Wants You To Do Good!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Ashoka 's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated. If you do the math, that's $1 million donated to these organizations. the rest of the world.

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Mother's Day Donation Ideas

Have Fun - Do Good

. * One of GlobalGiving's "Mom Knows Best" projects like Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso or Fast Tracking Education for Women and Older Girls in Afghanistan. * A Kiva.org gift certificate so your mom can choose a woman entrepreneur to give a loan to. *