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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a question I often hear people ask. is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. In fact, though the U.S.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. TechSoup Global's Jim Lynch presenting to a briefing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. " Perhaps I should explain.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: My colleague, Daniel Ben-Horin, from TechSoup Global has been in the nonprofit technology for decades. Seven thousand young Mexican geeks attended the 3rd Mexican Campus party July 18-25 in Mexico. In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar). I talked to a lot of Campuseros; those are their questions.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. The organization is one of the most prominent front -line, direct-action environmental nonprofits addressing the problem of global climate change.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. The organization is one of the most prominent front -line, direct-action environmental nonprofits addressing the problem of global climate change.

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What Does Human Rights Mean to You?

Have Fun - Do Good

That's a tough question isn't it? Amazingly, a couple years ago Amnesty International made a funny (yes, funny) 1:36 min video to raise awareness about extraordinary rendition (moving prisoners to other countries to be tortured). You can watch Is It Okay To Torture? There are three campaigns that need support.

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The Imperfect Storm, Part 2

Connection Cafe

Our generation (boomers) focuses on the results a nonprofit generates through its services (the question of what the money's actually doing to help people vs. the focus on the money itself). Today's nonprofits need to ask some vital questions about how they are looking at the world of philanthropy.

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