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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

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One of the reasons I think the issue of genocide in Darfur, and in other places, hasn't reached the mainstream consciousness, is that it is hard to find actions that make concerned citizens feel like they are having an impact. I don't have to solve the problem. I just have to do what I can.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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Here are just a few of the many examples of how the humble mobile is being used for development: For those nonprofits working on agricultural issues - The Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange (Kace) , provides crop growers with the very latest commodity information via SMS and has helped farmers to quadruple earnings. increase in a.

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

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Given the quantity of organizations, and the enormity of the issues we're faced with today, five qualities are important when designing an action: 1. Many people feel like they can't change issues like the genocide in Darfur, they feel too big. In a time when our world's challenges can feel overwhelming, and there are 1.4

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

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Sponsored by TechSoup Global, 435 Brannan St., This Sweepstakes is void for organizations in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria ("U.S. Participants must be 18 or older to participate. Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions (Long). The TechSoup 17 NTC Social Media Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions. "Sponsor").

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. One of those individuals is Paul Ohisa, and he's a refugee from Sudan. His dream was to go back to Sudan, and to contribute and help rebuild. It had been bombed. Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. Jensine Larsen: World Pulse is a global media enterprise fully devoted to bringing women a global voice.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.