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Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: SAP and Ashoka Launch "Power of Small" Competition

Tech Soup

Have a brilliant idea for how to end homelessness, train job seekers , or help small businesses go green? " They want to encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and thrive as well as create positive social change in these areas: Economic development. Green business. Poverty alleviation.

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Yoga for Social Change

Have Fun - Do Good

Street Yoga is a group in the Pacific Northwest that teaches free yoga and wellness classes to youth living on the streets and in foster care, children of homeless families, and young people recovering from abuse and trauma. What are some examples you've seen of yoga for social change? Photo credit: Yoga by Mark MacLean.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Build a solid foundation.

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Net2Local November Event Preview

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Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. Philadelphia, PA: Crowdsourcing Change: Applying the Social Web to Some Philly Nonprofits. San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Seattle, WA: Fundraising + Technology: How to Raise Money in a Changing Landscape.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned last week, I'll be speaking about blogging at the Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco this month. In the interview transcript below, Elizabeth talks about the conference and offers tips for writers who want to write for change. And being green is also part of saving the planet, saving the earth.

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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. So I had great time eating my favourite chocolate waffle when watching Harry my favourite green geek.

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HealthRIGHT 360: BetterWorld VoIP Case Study

Tech Soup

Walden House was founded in the Haight-Ashbury district, just two years later, in 1969 and focused on helping runaway youth and the homeless with substance abuse problems. This requires managing frequent changes on the account. Flexibility “Sometimes [we’ll receive] notice only 2 weeks prior to the start of a program.