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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's vice president for Africa David Barnard did. The Namib Desert in Namibia (has the highest sand dunes on earth). He described it as five grueling days of icy winds, icebergs, massive penguin colonies, and numerous route changes to accommodate wild weather. Would you do it for charity?

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sandy exposed our vulnerability to climate change. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Undoubtedly, the inequities in who bears the brunt of climate change will play out in similar ways on the larger global stage. Indeed they already are.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal. I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. Each card is a piece of art in my mind.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. It is TechSoup donor partner, Cisco’s ‘planetary skin’ that monitors trillions of sensors on, above, and below the earth to plot environmental changes. MyDigitalBridge.

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