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Students Flock to Microfinance to Learn Real World Skills - NAM

AFP Blog

Charity was once very localized. Now, a co-ed can go online and donate to a poor entrepreneur in Nicaragua with the click of a mouse.The Internet has spiked awareness of. . – Idealistic students who wanted to give back to their community used to volunteer with food drives, homeless shelters or community centers.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

So I went to Nicaragua and spent a summer working on some farms, this was in 1982, Nicaragua was in the midst of a revolution in which they were giving land to the poor, and helping poor people organize co-operatives as a way of building a community framework for development and for sustainability. No that's not what it's all about.

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Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Individuals can upload photos that depict a social or humanitarian injustice, or charity in action. " There are links to several charities that provide support and assistance to children in developing countries. All of the photos on the site are submitted by the public.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

charity: water :: @ CharityWater. charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua. amfAR :: @ amfAR. Vital Voices :: @ VitalVoices.