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The Power of Sport in Changing the World

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2005, a visit to Right to Play in Sierra Leone with skateboarding icon Tony Hawk changed my life. Nelson Mandela surrounded by Laureus Academy members Nadia Comaneci, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Giacomo Agostini. I’ve been fortunate to travel around the world and experience the transformational work of the programs we support.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

3: Nonprofits around the world are still successful in meeting funding goals for other causes. We had more than 600 nonprofits from 88 countries working hard to meet a $5,000 goal in our quarterly Accelerator program this month. This trend is the same for both our non-disaster projects, ($5.3M YTD in 2016 compared to $9.2M

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Unicef’s Little Bet on Pinboard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m now on the prowl for examples from the nonprofit world of “Little Bets” and was excited to read about how Unicef created a fictional profile for a 13-year-old girl named Ami Musa, from the poor, war torn African country of Sierra Leone. Pinterest has only been around for short time.

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Four Tips for Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Tech Soup

You won’t meet your nonprofit crowdfunding goal unless you find your core group of true believers that will help build the momentum behind your campaign. One Girl Australia raised $50,000 the first year they ran Do it in a Dress , a global campaign to empower girls in Sierra Leone with education.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Cassell says, “Our goal is to design a more resilient city. Manhattan’s wealthiest 20% have incomes that are, on average, 40 times that of the poorest 20% ($400,000 vs. $10,000).

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Before her historic flight, Jemison served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia, where she oversaw the medical system that serviced Peace Corps and U.S. Already well known for her investigative journalism, Bly achieved her goal and grew even more famous after crisscrossing the globe in just 72 days.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

A truly remarkably story of very every day mothers and daughters in Liberia who were just so sick of the civil war between Charles Taylor, and then the rebels in Liberia, being funded with Sierra Leone diamonds essentially, that they mobilized an entire community of women around peace.

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