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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

During his speech this afternoon at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) described being inspired to serve after hearing John F. Dodd served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to 1968, and then joined the U.S.

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Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. Last year, Born2Fly launched the 09/09/09 Twitterthon to raise money to stop child trafficking, Our goal was 9,000 people giving $9 each on 09/09/09—or $81,000.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

It was updated on 8/17/2022 for National Nonprofit Day. 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. National Modern Slavery Helpline to combat trafficking and slavery in the U.K.

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