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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. All these are available as donations from TechSoup.

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A Round Up of Food Charities and Causes to Fight Hunger

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I thought I'd highlight a few charitable organizations that are working to end hunger and some opportunities for donations. The victims of Cyclone Sidr in the southwestern region of Bangladesh have immediate needs for relief items, including food and non-food items, emergency shelter, basic health care, clean water and more.

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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.    The event will certainly spread awareness of the issue. He chronicled his story and work in Bangladesh using social media tools and engaging story telling techniques. uncultured???

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

WHO And here’s a picture of a very happy lad, Mithu, in Bangladesh, proud of his improved pit latrine. Girl Up gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. That's one thing, be aware that every photograph you take and share has a real impact. I heard a wonderful story about a woman from Bangladesh who just scrimped to save a dollar to contribute to them.