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Global Engagment Summit: A Light of Hope in a Gray Year

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Salud del Sol's mission is to, "provide communities in Nicaragua with the opportunity to improve their own healthcare systems while supporting sustainable development that creates jobs for members of these communities." Lori Hanna is one of four college students from the University of Dayton who founded Salud del Sol. and business skills.

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

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So I went to Nicaragua and spent a summer working on some farms, this was in 1982, Nicaragua was in the midst of a revolution in which they were giving land to the poor, and helping poor people organize co-operatives as a way of building a community framework for development and for sustainability.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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They are a tool that allows for a conversation between the reader and the writer, and for information to reach people quickly all over the world. Beth Kanter raised $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation using a Network for Good Badge and similar tools to the ChipIn campaign, in three weeks. weeks using her food blog and an online auction.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

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The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua. Alley Cat Allies is committed to advocating for an end to the killing of cats, leading the movement for change, and protecting the lives of cats—and the people who care for them.