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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

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Through opportunities such as this one, we are able to help students become civic leaders in their communities and beyond — giving young people the platform to learn vital media education skills while telling powerful stories of their lives," remarked Sheila Wells, program director at Wide Angle Youth Media.

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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What a photo find!! A group of graduate students from Berkeley were coming to Kenya. A kind acquaintance put us in touch, suggesting the students might be able to carry some things for us to Kenya. Some weeks later, we got an email from one of the students, freshly in Kenya. in Kenya with Mary, 10, circa 2006].

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. But it doesn't involve baking cupcakes. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. And, yes they did !

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UNIFEM, Women-Owned Businesses & Rwanda Knits

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Before the ceremony, the training continued in [the] morning, with the IWACU instructor teaching the women how to create an income statement and balance sheet.Then it was time for graduation for the students who had attended the business training seminar. Photo credit: Ethiopia 3 by babasteve unifem women social entrepreneur

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