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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Carolyn LeCroy "After serving time in prison, Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project to help children stay connected with their incarcerated parents. Her nonprofit St.

El Paso 40
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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

" Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. Working in a Baton Rouge shelter, he saw children looking for their parents, and parents looking for their children, yet matching them was difficult. One person can post a message.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

Tech Soup

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.