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Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

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ChildFund International just rebranded from the Christian Children’s Fund last week as an effort to demonstrate a singular commitment to children’s welfare today and tomorrow (image: Faith Smiling by ChildFund, NZ ). These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

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Virginia DeBolt pointed me to this very inspiring story about a third grader in Albuquerque who raised $6000 to build a library in Ethiopia. Not only was her daughter able to contribute to a good cause by playing a game, the experience also brought up a ethical dilemma. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1.

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Convio Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Conservation International won the “Email List Growth” prize for their campaign to save sea turtles. Oxfam America won the “Advocacy Campaign” prize for their campaign to persuade Starbucks to let Ethiopia use the trademarked phrase “Ethiopian Coffee” in selling their own coffee.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Save the Children has just launched an inspiring and informative catalog that lets you and your child explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts, vitamins for infants, library books for kids in rural America, or an apple tree in Ethiopia are extraordinary resources. Additional Resources. or someone else???s

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. State/Local.

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yeshi , is a Facebook Messenger bot created by charity:water to simulate the experience of many young girls in Ethiopia who walk six hours a day to get clean water. We should begin by focusing the bots on tasks that can unleash trapped resources or free staff to pursue higher-level human contact.”.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

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Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water was enroute to Ethiopia when we discussed Twestival. Says Amanda, "It was really the last two weeks when Scott returned from Africa that they began to get actively involved with the NYC Twestival, attending meetings and offering whatever knowledge and resource they could. Leadership ability.