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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. And how do nonprofits and schools with a long list of demands fit this in to their busy days? Contact Emily.

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The Many Ways to Say I Love You With A Donation To A Charity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide. Why not send some geek love from NTEN

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism. I have a story that you have to hear.'" CH: Yes, we do.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

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Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Aid to Artisans "Aid to Artisans (ATA), an international nonprofit organization, is a recognized leader of economic development for the craft industry. Photojournalist Paola Gianturco's book, Women Who Light the Dark.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence." Women for Women is a nonprofit that pairs women survivors of war with women sponsors all over the world. women war nonprofit survivor And one of their roles is to bring their voice."

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate.

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