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New Blog: Forum One Field Notes

Forum One

So when Angie Milton, a Forum One Project Officer, decided to take a six-month sabbatical to volunteer in Nicaragua, we realized that it was time for us to eat our own dog food. And thanks to WordPress' open theming, we can change out the design at any time. Like the cobbler's chilldren however, we haven't had time to do it much.

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Global Engagment Summit: A Light of Hope in a Gray Year

Have Fun - Do Good

Salud del Sol's mission is to, "provide communities in Nicaragua with the opportunity to improve their own healthcare systems while supporting sustainable development that creates jobs for members of these communities." Lori Hanna is one of four college students from the University of Dayton who founded Salud del Sol. and business skills.

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

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Climate change is on people's minds. BB: Can you share a story of how a family's life has been changed for the better by Fair Trade? Instead, I stayed for eleven years and lived in Nicaragua through the Contra War and worked with farmers and with co-ops during that time.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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I write for the NetSquared blog each day (it takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour depending on the topic), but it is also designed to be a community blog, so any registered user can post on it about how nonprofits are using the social web for social change. Aren't we all trying to create positive change?

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Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, you can imagine my delight in discovering this fabulous photography site called Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change. Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. Alley Cat Allies is committed to advocating for an end to the killing of cats, leading the movement for change, and protecting the lives of cats—and the people who care for them.