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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Some Fun Facts About Vietnam. There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

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10 Nonprofits to Support on World Humanitarian Day

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Their work spans the globe, including promoting the work of a vegetable and chicken farmer in Vietnam , providing financial support to nearly 2,000 families participating in soil conservation projects in Guatemala , and building sanitation facilities in Somalia. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Donate | Twitter | Facebook. Concern Worldwide.

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Givinga Selected as Finalist of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards

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The finalists of Fast Company ’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality. Philantech connects users to 1.8

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

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During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. For the first time in the nation’s history, people came together to fundraise on a global scale. With the development of an official “nonprofit sector” came the development of more rules, regulations and policies.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. In the same year, the Global Reporting Initiative was founded in Boston. Read the entire report here! . .

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

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Melinda Kramer: Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization and we work around the world uniting women who are on the front lines of environmental causes. MK: One of the highlights for me was the Global Peers program. The Global Peers will be reporting out on the successes of the women in communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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First, I am part of that post Baby Boom generation that was too young to fight in Vietnam, not called to fight in Desert Storm, too old for the current conflict. It is a view shared by Senator Chuck Hagel, a decorated Vietnam veteran, and someone with whom I am proud to serve on the Foreign Relations Committee. I believe that U.S.

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