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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

It’s that distance from financial consequences that let communities put best interest and opportunity ahead of other influencers. I spoken with various libraries who, when they learned about the NetSquared Local program asked why they couldn’t participate – and I told them that of course they could! Getting Started.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

And a book that had a lot of influence on me early on was Frances Moore Lappe's book, Food First , which basically concludes that hunger and poverty around the developing world are not a function of overpopulation and not enough food production, but rather are the result of a poor distribution of resources.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

Have Fun - Do Good

I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. After you have done your research, don’t keep it to yourself.

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