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The Blue Sweater 500

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The winner was Lethal Sheethal who was about to leave for six months on her Kiva Fellowship in Peru. Before leaving, she did a fundraiser and raffled off her copy of the book. Entries will be judged based on originality, impact, and need. To enter the contest and for information, read this post.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

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But collective action isn’t enough unless there is collective impact. How does one measure that? This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together. What about you?

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Identity 2.0

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They are thinking about the future and wanted to look seriously into how changes in technology will impact their activities in the future. In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Is Facebook and MySpace a trend?

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. New (To Me) Blogs Living on $2 Day @ UMW students will live on $2 a day if you donate money to Kiva to support a loan to Gurbat in Azerbaijan.

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American Express "Members Project" - 2008 Experiences - Interview with Belinda Lang

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The project should address a specific problem or issue, be achievable, innovative, and have a positive impact that touches the lives of people in a significant way. The whole contest infrastructure is online - submission, discussion, refining, and sharing. AMEX gave away $2.5m AMEX gave away $2.5m