Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. He showed so much leadership and promise that we ended up sponsoring him to a university through our FORGE education fund. He was coming back to his village, and he found that his village was in flames. It had been bombed.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Our office in Rwanda was supposed to be our next office opening anytime now, but because of the war in the Congo, visas and business licenses and things like that have been put on hold. Hopefully, the situation in the Congo resolves itself and doesn't cross the border into Rwanda, as it did in the '90s.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). Data derived from key fundraising metrics is great for driving decisions at an organizational level but for the sake of simplicity here are two metrics you should include on any public-facing fundraising page: Funds Raised. Need some inspiration? Source: Neverthirst, Workout For Water).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

There is prize money available for the organizations attracting the most donors and funds. It's called Why Congo Matters. Projects working in the U.S. will have the opportunity to earn a spot on the GlobalGiving website if they mobilize supporters to raise $4,000 from at least 50 unique donors. Stop Complaining About Cause Fatigue!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. That's the story of Women for Women. Why would my mother betray me?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

We just won a $5 million competition that will fund our DIAGRAM R&D center to tackle the problem of image accessibility for people with print disabilities. Men being trained to use Martus to enter testimonies.Our human rights team is active all over the world.

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JULY 27, 2011

." - Naomi Natale, One Million Bones Naomi Natale is the founding artist behind One Million Bones , a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

They fund programs that foster good health, education, and economic self?sufficiency One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. Sponsors give $27/month to fund a survivor's basic needs, as well as seed money to start income generating projects.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. I traveled to Rwanda in December 2005-January 2006 and did field work with Never Again-Rwanda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Through blogs written about a specific animal by a conservation professional, WildlifeDirect enables individual donors around the world to communicate directly with the people that they are funding. These blogs raised $350,000 to pay rangers salaries and help save mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park.

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APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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