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Why I Believe Technology Can Change the World

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The market in Kayes I'd like to tell you why I believe technology can change the world. My wife and I lived at a dusty intersection of two unpaved streets in Kayes, Mali. I could go on, but I think you already know: technology can change the world, often in ways we can't foresee. It was a heck of a thing to witness.

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Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali

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By the third page of Monique and the Mango Rains, you know that Monique, a midwife in Mali, will die in childbirth. If you live on the East Coast, Kris is teaching a weekend workshop, "Writing That Changes Lives" at Grub Street in Boston, MA January 13th and 14th. midwife mali women Peace Corps friendship

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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In December I wrote a book review of Monique and the Mango Rains , the story of a Peace Corps worker's two years working with a midwife in Mali. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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How Much Money do People Really Give on Nonprofit Boards? Read BoardAssist’s 2018 Annual Report on Nonprofit Giving for all the Answers

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Our work spans tiny nonprofits serving in Mali and Haiti, requiring a minimal financial commitment, to New York-based nonprofit household names that request significant funding from their board members, and everything in between.

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(Now's the Time to) Bring the Mobile Web into Your Organization

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The street corner I lived on in Mali was typically quiet (by African standards, anyway): aside from the woman who sold fried dough stuffed with shredded meat, most people just passed by. But mobile devices are letting the next generation -- and the less affluent -- dispense with computers altogether.

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What Would Homer Simpson Do? Your Messages and the Emerging Science of Behavioral Economics

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Alia Mckee, Sea Change Strategies , Katya Andresen, Network for Good & Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies. Any money you donate will go to Rokia, a seven-year-old girl who lives in Mali, Africa. We're asking them to change the world. Pop quiz: The following messages have what in common? Buy it now. The answer?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Change the World! Resources and Reports Nancy Schwartz of the Getting Attention Blog summarizes an article with tips on for how nonprofit marketing and public relations staff can gain entry into the blogosphere Michael Stein (East Coast) files a report from Mali about the GeekCorps Mali project. A Few Web2.0

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