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Win a Trip to Report for the NYT with Nicholas Kristof

Have Fun - Do Good

It's this belief that prompted Kristof to create his Win-a-Trip contest for graduate and undergraduate students at American universities. The winner will go on an international reporting trip with him to focus attention on the problems of global poverty, and its solutions. The student reporter will blog and vlog for nytimes.com.

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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

Yesterday I went to see Paul Rusesabagina speak, the man who inspired the movie, Hotel Rwanda. For people who aren't near a city where there is an event, two bloggers, Jill and Marilyn , have started Bloggers for Darfur: A Global Online Community Calling for Action to Stop the Genocide in Darfur. darfur genocide rwanda bloggers

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Impact and Interoperability: How Technology Powers Collaboration

Saleforce Nonprofit

Whether you are trying to advance the Sustainable Development Goals , meet the complex challenge of climate change , or any combination of the critical problems of our time , it is clear that no single nonprofit can solve global challenges alone. The challenges facing humanity in 2021 are intersectional and complex.

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I Hope My Kids Organize Their Own Online Fundraiser When They Are Teenagers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his time online to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda , something he's been doing for the past 2 years. . about a class project where students made cards for some elderly residents of a group home. Encourage Them To Give Their Time : Laura Hecht shared a wonderful story.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. My friend and colleague, Adam Sterling, was a 21-year-old student at UCLA when he first heard about the genocide in Darfur, and then he was outraged and decided he had to act. How would you answer that?

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act. Girls Education International :: @ GirlsED.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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