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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

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The goal of these case studies is to raise awareness of the impact these nonprofits are making in South Africa. This township is one of the poorest areas in South Africa. Open Africa encourages tourist trade to alleviate poverty in rural communities. Art and Media. Poverty Relief and Social Services.

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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. As you might know, the English word ‘Philanthropy’ has a Greek origin.

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Webinar: 10 Ways to Supercharge Your Online Fundraising Campaigns

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She holds an LLM in Human Rights Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and a BA in International Affairs and Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Register now and attend this FREE Expert webinar on Tuesday, July 31st at 2PM EDT.

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Breadline Africa's Blogger Bakeoff: Bake Bread, Give Dough

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Make a donation to Breadline Africa. Breadline Africa is a South Africa based organization working to alleviate poverty in Africa. The participant who refers the most donations will receive a $500 Amazon voucher, and have their name on a Breadline Africa kitchen built from a converted shipping container.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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According to Earthday.org, “b y the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of other first of their kind environmental laws, including the National Environmental Education Act,?the the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air?Act.?

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.