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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a question I often hear people ask. is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. In fact, though the U.S.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Seven thousand young Mexican geeks attended the 3rd Mexican Campus party July 18-25 in Mexico. In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar). A week-long registration in Mexico cost $100 for non-campers and $114 for campers (who also got to keep their very nice pup tents). I think maybe a movie or game or two gets downloaded.

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Why is "World Class" so Classist?

Museum 2.0

Jason Beaubien was reporting on the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City, the gleaming new art museum built as a "gift to Mexico" by the world's richest man, Carlos Slim. The news report , strangely, focused on the question of whether the Soumaya Museum is a rich man's indulgence or a truly "worthy" cultural institution.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

The event was organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and hosted by Congressional members: Randy Hultgren (Illinois), Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania), Ben Ray Lujan (New Mexico), and Alan Nunnelee (Mississippi). We co-founded and organized the International Computer Refurbishers Summit for many years.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

My first question of course was, "How does that work with three offices, 40 employees, and thousands of volunteers to keep track of in nearly every country?" An example is 350 Mexico. We use Yammer for internal team communications and collaboration. The person I was interested in talking to is their IT person.

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What Does Human Rights Mean to You?

Have Fun - Do Good

That's a tough question isn't it? Amazingly, a couple years ago Amnesty International made a funny (yes, funny) 1:36 min video to raise awareness about extraordinary rendition (moving prisoners to other countries to be tortured). You can watch Is It Okay To Torture? There are three campaigns that need support.

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The Imperfect Storm, Part 2

Connection Cafe

Our generation (boomers) focuses on the results a nonprofit generates through its services (the question of what the money's actually doing to help people vs. the focus on the money itself). Today's nonprofits need to ask some vital questions about how they are looking at the world of philanthropy.

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