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UpEnergy: cool for-profit social enterprise

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The rise of for-profit social enterprises has been quite exciting. He's joined forces with other social entrepreneurs in the field to found UpEnergy , a new for-profit social enterprise that wants to scale the impact of their successful pilot projects. Evan Haigler is a social entrepreneur I've known for years.

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Go Holiday Shopping with Your Global Girlfriend

Have Fun - Do Good

Global Girlfriend is an online fair trade store that sells handmade gifts made by women's non-profit programs and cooperatives. The creators of Global Girlfriend's merchandise come from all over the world: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

We're bombarded by messages in this country and so for a small, non-profit organization like ours. And I found that very exciting, and so I went back after I finished college thinking I would stay in Nicaragua and work with farmers for a year and get my field experience and then figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

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Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The photos are organized by category, and viewers can then quickly find out information about relevant organizations, non-profits, and NGOs. Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua. amfAR :: @ amfAR. charity: water :: @ CharityWater. Vital Voices :: @ VitalVoices.