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Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund. Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

…more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children. She is the second college student we are supporting through the Sharing Foundation’s program. (I’m donating the royalties from my new book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , towards her education).

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What is Corporate Giving? The Ultimate Guide to Earning More

Nonprofits Source

Some companies will aid students by paying for their tuition, books, living expenses, food, and other associated costs. Most of the time, students must seek out and apply for these scholarships on their own. Disney Disney is committed to helping children and families around the world.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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Tech and NGO T-Shirts for Cambodia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There were also children's t-shirts contributed, so I distributed these to the kids in the orphanage and some of the extra t-shirts to the college students being sponsored by the Sharing Foundation. The college students enjoyed the t-shirts too even though they were not aware of the companies. Click To Play. companies.

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Research Friday: Attention Philanthropy: The Good, the Bad, and the Road Ahead

ASU Lodestar Center

Since TOMS launched in 2006, over 1,000,000 pairs of shoes have been given to children in more than 20 countries. Greg Mortensen, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute (CAI), is a genius in AP. Yet attention can cut both ways, as the Greg Mortenson controversy illustrates. He received his Ph.D.

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Reader Appreciation Day: Beth's Big Give - Congrats to Epic Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children. Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala. Transitions Cambodia : Helps many girls being trafficked throughout the southeast Asia area. Here's the nominated organizations: 1.

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