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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"

NTEN

Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes. Plus, check out the new NTEN Voices section for tips and tools from our team and community! Get started!

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Conversations on Hispanic Heritage Month

Media Cause

It gives the space to highlight the community’s diversity and celebrate their cultures. While the stories were varied, we also heard a lot of resounding similarities: the richness of the cultures, the importance of family, and how much overlap there is between foods and cultures within the Hispanic community. .

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Support IPPF’s mobile health clinics and teams in Haiti!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  These mobile health unit teams, consisting of medical doctors, nurses, and volunteer staff, have extensive experience in working with Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic.     How can people contribute? .    How can people contribute? . 

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Research Friday: What Affects Hispanic Volunteering - Comparing Three Surveys in the United States

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU School of Community. This week we welcome Dr. Lili Wang as she provides insight into the Hispanic volunteering community. This week we welcome Dr. Lili Wang as she provides insight into the Hispanic volunteering community. Lili Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Resources & Development. Welcome to Research Friday !

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More Groovy Service Acts at Service Nation Summit: Senator Chris Dodd's Semester of Service and Encore Service Act

Have Fun - Do Good

Dodd served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to 1968, and then joined the U.S. The Semester of Service Act would allow high school juniors and seniors to spend more than a third of a semester outside of the classroom serving their community. Army Reserves for over 6 years.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Mission: Economic power is the key to breaking the cycle of exploitation among vulnerable communities. The organization operates in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Dominican Republic and India and also has offices in three donor nations: United States, Australia and New Zealand. We stay focused on the individual.

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