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QuickBooks Keeps Kantorei Singing

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Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL is a musical education nonprofit serving boys between the ages of 6 to 18. They also learn theory, ear training, foreign language skills, and the study of music within a social context. Tours have brought the boys to Japan, New Zealand, Scandinavia, and other exciting places!

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Samin Nosrat: Cook, Teacher, Writer, Accidental Activist

Have Fun - Do Good

She's known for the Pop-Up General Store , Tartine Afterhours dinners , Home Ec Cooking Classes , and the nationwide Bakesale for Japan that raised $140,000. -Samin Nosrat Samin Nosrat creates community around food with her varied endeavors as a cook, teacher, writer, and accidental activist.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

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Kokkyo naki Kodomotachi (Children without Borders) in Japan is a humanitarian educational association NGO that supports disadvantaged children and youth in Asia who are on the street, are victims of trafficking, forced labor, and natural disasters, or in conflict with the law.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our aim is to promote the psychological well-being of young children in Hong Kong through parent-child activities using media such as art, music, drama and story-telling. These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc. So in 2006 I founded a charity called Child Psychoecology Foundation (CPF).

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Friday Fun Links: Studio One Soul, Mosaics, Samin Nosrat, Instagram, + Store Buyout

Have Fun - Do Good

After the hubs and I heard the Studio One Soul CD playing during breakfast at Pizzaiolo last Saturday, we went right over to Amoeba Music, and got a copy. Had great chat with Samin Nosrat for the Big Vision Podcast about her work with Bakesale for Japan and Eating for Education. I haven't stopped listening to it since. Soooo good.

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Crowdsourcing Events: The Citizen Gulf Project

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Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. All the event organizers ask is that you find a venues the can accomodate the following: "People, hurricanes, New Orleans themed music (i.e. You can attend OR HOLD an event of your own.

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Free Videos for Nonprofits

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For example, a post about a round of whale killing in Japan might like to a Greenpeace action against whaling. The goal is to match people with video skills (shooting, editing, music, etc.) This would be done like Google does contextual advertising — it would use the text of the post to deliver up relevant opportunities.

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