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How Loggerhead Marinelife Center is Raising Funds to Save Sea Turtles

DipJar

Loggerhead Marine Life, Turbo’s Release. Both nesting and hatching sea turtles face many challenges – as soon as a nesting sea turtle makes its way from the sea to the shore sound, light pollution, or beach goers can cause the sea turtle to “false crawl” and return back into the water.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. Offering virtual volunteer opportunities helps many nonprofit organizations connect with new audiences and grow their reach beyond their local communities. Teaching volunteers valuable life skills. This has contributed to the growth of volunteering.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” Many consumers may find it difficult to find the useful and accessible information — and when you consider that there are 30 billion health related google searches a year, it can be a challenge not to get overwhelmed or go down the wrong path. Carrie Martin Munk, The ALS Association.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We opened ourselves up, invited communities, and created an expectation that asking for help in these spaces will result in real-life action. We discussed the challenges and opportunities around codifying an online request code, what role mobile must play, the needs for increased capacity and public education. Please bring them water."

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Jewish Response to New Orleans

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New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. While working locally, these folks live communally and study both how to make change in the world and the Jewish connections to social justice. AVODAH puts young Jews to work in a year-long program of service.

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. Recently we set up an office in Second Life, on the Nonprofit Commons Plush island, and we just purchased our own island in Second Life.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. He recommends the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network , works with local rape crisis centers nationwide.

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