Amy Sample Ward
MAY 10, 2009
Steve Heyes, a colleague and founder of LearnAsOne , has just embarked on a great journey to Zambia and you’re invited! Steve and 3 self-funded volunteers (found for free via Google Grants!) are headed to Zambia to document a community who doesn’t have a school, in as close to real-time as possible. What do you need?
Saleforce Nonprofit
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Governments were slowly waking up to the emergency, creating organizations like the Global Fund, one of the largest global health partnerships on the planet, but companies were still fast asleep. In 2006, (RED) was launched by Bono and Bobby Shriver to drive private sector funding to the AIDS fight and generate much-needed awareness.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 9, 2009
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. A goat for a family farm in Zambia.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 16, 2014
We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation. The Challenge ran for six weeks through December 5th. We did very well, and with the Skoll Foundation’s matching support, each gift to our campaign more than doubled its impact.
Have Fun - Do Good
JUNE 19, 2009
He ended up running for about 1,500 miles all the way to Zambia, arriving with nothing but the clothes on his back, about 90 pounds, and showing up at a refugee camp where he knew nobody. He showed so much leadership and promise that we ended up sponsoring him to a university through our FORGE education fund. He ran into Congo.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Our friend at Hewlett Foundation ( @Hewlett_Found ), Margot Fahnestock, pointed out the cultural difficulties with setting up an effective women’s reproductive health system in Zambia. How can the sector find out about projects in need of funding? Cultural traditions are preventing them from using the same methods in nearby countries.
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
So that leaves about 20% of the funding pool to organizations like you. Where they’re like, “No, I want my funds designated for this very specific thing, and you have to do it?” Steven: Donor is saying I don’t really care where the funds go, you know, you pick. Plus, it’s super competitive.
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