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United Nations Sets a New Agenda for Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

Governments, foundations, and charities learned a good deal from working to implement the previous UN goals. The previous UN Millennium Development Goals addressed eradicating poverty and hunger, combatting diseases, promoting maternal and childhood health, increasing primary education, and sustaining the environment.

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A Nice Holiday Gift for School Kids Everywhere

Forum One

Okay, maybe that's not what you guessed, and maybe it's not in a literal vegetable form, but on December 13, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Santa-belly jokes aside, childhood obesity is an escalating problem in the U.S. One in every three American children is now considered overweight or obese.

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6 Steps to Zeroing Out Child Labour Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Child labour is a violation of every child’s right to a childhood. Governments should embrace internationally recognised fundamental rights at work including ending forced labour, discrimination at work, respecting workers’ right to freely choose representation and ensuring safe and healthy working conditions.

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[Guide for Nonprofits]: How to Engage Social Media Influencers to Extend Your Reach and Drive Action

Connection Cafe

Example of Media influencer : Clay Johnson: With a Klout score of 60 and 12,000 connections, Clay is a great example of someone you’d want to enlist as a blogger if you’re looking to deepen reach in the government community. Goal: Cultivate bloggers to write or Tweet about your campaign.