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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Improving childhood nutrition. His innovation is the PEEK software tool : a low-cost smartphone ophthalmic system that delivers comprehensive eye examinations in the developing world, to those who need it most. He now lives in rural Kenya working on eye care. Old-fashioned cooking methods kill millions each year.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

Folks from every aspect of our society, and every profession are involved in the food system. He is now the CEO of Growing Power , an organization that develops community food systems. There's lots of excitement, but now we have to prove that this works. In 2008, Will was named a John D. and Katherine T.

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3 Tech Hints for Stronger Peer-to-Peer Campaigns

Achieve

The right software can elevate your peer-to-peer campaigns by providing a streamlined data collection system and empower your volunteers with the tools they need to fundraise on your behalf. He had a nomadic childhood, following his father’s foreign service career, living in India and Kenya and visiting many other places.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. If your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), you're likely already in Razoo's system. If you don't meet your goal, there are no fees.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. If your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), you're likely already in Razoo's system. If you don't meet your goal, there are no fees.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Wangari Maathai was a renowned environmental political activist in Kenya. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts. Lorraine Hansberry. Wangari Maathai. Embassy personnel. Nellie Bly.

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Solutionary Women: Jessica Jackley Flannery of Kiva

Have Fun - Do Good

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. let's take Kenya: say there is a head office in Nairobi, and maybe some branch offices in Kakamega or Kisumu, towns all around Kenya. So, fast-forward a whole year.

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