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The Power of Sport in Changing the World

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2000, our founding patron Nelson Mandela stood on stage at the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards and declared: “Sport has the power to change the world.” Being in that room was one of the most impactful moments of my life, and I remember thinking about the important role sport played for me and its incredible potential.

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Reflections on the path to social sector success

ASU Lodestar Center

Despite her detractors, she was awarded the Nobel Peace. Nelson Mandela: A South African anti-apartheid. revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa. from 1994 to 1999, Mandela was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative, multiracial.

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Webinar: 10 Ways to Supercharge Your Online Fundraising Campaigns

Care2

Prior to this, Ghazal worked at the award-winning public relations firm Hayes & Associates as a development consultant leading event fundraising efforts. In addition to his work in the environmental advocacy arena, Eric has extensive experience working on political and issue campaigns from Wyoming to South Africa.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. In Japan, we not only discussed how we can learn from each other through international collaboration but also set up networks of PhilanthroKids and even Awards within the region. He called fundraising ‘a noble profession’.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

Have Fun - Do Good

Activist, journalist, and singer, Marisa Handler , chronicles her activist journey, and the role spirituality played in it, in her 2007 memoir, Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist. Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books. I asked her to talk a little bit about what she meant by this.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Since beginning her career, the immensely talented Ava DuVernay has experienced some significant "firsts" - she was the first African American female director to receive a Golden Globe nomination and the first to have her film, Selma , nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture - but she's not finished yet. Queen Anna Nzinga.

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How Nelson Mandela’s Legacy to Advance Access to Education Lives On

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 1990, four months after being released from prison, Mandela visited Madison Park High School in Boston to address the community , and he expressed his deep concern about school dropouts both in South Africa and the U.S. The organisation personifies Mandela’s words, but also acts as inspiration for his legacy to live on in Africa.