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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup

Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. " The organization serves women, men, and children fleeing domestic violence. " The organization serves women, men, and children fleeing domestic violence. On October 1, Brighter Tomorrows held a Candlelight Vigil at a local police department. Image 1: Alternatives to Violence.

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Caravan Studios for the Win: ReImagine: Opportunity Winner!

Tech Soup

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Images: Caravan Studios.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Image by Codilicious from Flickr. Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" He strategically includes images of students from Pajaro Valley High, so when he asks, “See anyone you know on here?” Before their teen years, children are sponges. Hanging out.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While I faced a difficult decision culling winners from the forty focused initiatives described in the entries, I selected the following based on their innovative and courageous approaches to a variety of social issues, from new types of housing for the underserved, to animal welfare, to women’s empowerment. We are NOT a shelter.

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Coming to a Public School Near You: Hopefully, You as a Volunteer

Have Fun - Do Good

Every week I get to go in and read with the same two children for a half an hour each in the school library. You can also find volunteer opportunities at your local public school by contacting a school district, a school, or a teacher and asking how you can help. 826national.org. You'll probably need to go to some kind of orientation.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. And, their weapon is poetry.