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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Institute of Applied Economic Research , there are 820,000 existing NGOs, also know as ONGs (organizaciónes no gubernamentales), in Brazil. What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

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Australian Wildlife Conservancy ● australianwildlife.ngo. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Mission: To establish wildlife sanctuaries by acquiring land and through partnerships with landholders. Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: 15andcounting.org

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was great talking social media strategy and potential with Matthew Lindley, Development, Nuzhat Jabinh, Web Officer, Paul Bell, Senior Communications Officer and Chris Wells, Creative Design Officer. This comment struck me as well aligned with some made by Vikki Spruill from the Ocean Conservancy. Check it out, [link]. . . .

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

PR: I was in Brazil a few months ago, and in this village in Brazil there are about eighty or ninety families that are all very small coffee growers. It's about three hundred dollars a year to send a kid to high school in this region of Brazil. And when we say small in the coffee world, we're talking about one or two acres.

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Little Penguins, Big Drama: Lessons on How to Go Viral from the National Aquarium of New Zealand

Connection Cafe

We received votes from all over the world including Iceland, Estonia, Israel, Germany, Poland, Chile, England, Brazil and Australia, with the most international votes coming from the United States. In our Penguin of the Month posts we elaborate on the stories of each bird to raise conservation awareness.