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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. African ideas and solutions were very much a part of our role in the international development sector.

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Other international keynotes included colleagues Simon Mainwaring and Peter Sims (more about their ideas coming later this week in blogs posts, so stay tuned.) Their meeting featured a special conversation via Skype with girls in South Africa as part of the Girl Up Campaign’s emphasis on uniting girls around the world.

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Be Sweet: Creative Products with a Conscience & More Do-Good Gifts

Have Fun - Do Good

Most of Be Sweet's products are made by artisans who work in job creation programs in South Africa. Last week I posted about the online fair trade store, Global Girlfriend , here and on BlogHer , and asked readers to post other ideas for do-good gifts. If you have more ideas for do-good gifts, please post them here.

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Webinar: Converting Prospects to Multichannel Gold

Care2

Frustrated at internal barriers to multichannel integration? Prior to this position, Adam worked as part of HRC's sustaining gifts program. Not sure how much your online supporters are worth? Thinking there may be a better way to maximize their value? If so, this webinar is for you. Multichannel donors are gold.

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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She also stressed that this philosophy is as important for giving gifts of $10 as it is for $10 million. ” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

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. South Africa.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

He has won many honors, including the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the International Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellowship. Van Jones is the co-founder and President of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

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