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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

Corporations headquartered in Germany—home to over three million ethnic Turks and approximately one million refugees from Syria—have responded to the crisis by contributing more than €16.7 to make the gift. The IKEA Foundation , a Dutch foundation established by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, has committed $21.4 million ($17.87

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Celebrate Community Storytelling

Tech Soup

Presenting the $400 Best Buy gift certificate for the community-choice award for best video is Toan Lam, founder of GoInspireGo. Toan Lam is a multimedia consultant, university professor, thought leader, and former TV reporter and host who is on the forefront of the changing landscape of multimedia.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

I told her that I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday, and she said, "No, no, no, no. I have them in Japan, and I have them in Germany. We came armed with like 30 or 40 little gifts and goodies. She said, "You know, Laura, I think that birthdays aren't any fun, and I don't like them. Don't send me anything.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Things which seemed universal to me as a boy were in fact very culturally specific to my childhood in southern England and wouldn’t have had any resonance even twenty miles across the English channel in France where their Noël celebrations differ widely. In Germany, they have feasts with German pancakes called Pfannkuchen.

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