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Live The Questions Now

Global Giving

While maintaining the books for the company’s shipments to central Africa, Morel noticed something strange: Tons of ivory and rubber were arriving on Europe’s docks each day, but little except guns and ammunition were being sent south in exchange. Asking good questions is hard, but like many skills it gets easier with practice.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general? Organization: Women for Women International.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). They're walking away with skills. He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. Hopefully the project continues.