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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wisconsin Rising trailer and Kickstarter Campaign from samayfield on Vimeo. And, this month, Sam is raising money to support a new documentary called Wisconsin Rising on the kickstarter platform. I am currently raising funds for a story that I believe needs to be told about the 2011 people’s uprising in Madison, Wisconsin.

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From boring to brilliant: Using data for maximum impact

ASU Lodestar Center

For example, I recently wrote a grant that addressed childhood obesity. In my example, it has been well established that childhood obesity is a problem; there isn’t a need to belabor that point or include a bunch of data to support that. Are childhood obesity rates higher? effect on childhood obesity. Again, using my.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

- her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. He lives with his wife in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and is the author, with Charles Wilson, of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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