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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

This year, TMWL is raising funds that will support the work of 4 passionate women who truly believe that everyone has something to give: “ Mama Lucy &# Kamptoni sold chickens in her Tanzanian village & turned her income into a primary school that now serves over 400 children. And now I hope you’ll join me!

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Show Your Mama Some Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Growing up, I took ballet lessons, played flute, attended concerts, learned how to draw, painted with water colors and oil paints, wrote poetry and short stories, learned how to spin wool and weave fabrics, sew, theater improv. She always encouraged me to participate in the arts.

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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

Over 14 million people, primarily women and children, have fled to other countries or locations inside Ukraine and are currently unsheltered. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: How Cloud for Good Is Innovating The Indiana University Advancement Experience With Salesforce. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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According to a guideline published by M+R, a useful quick test for your own messaging is to simply answer the question: If the subject of this story were to read it, how would they feel? The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story. Consider lived experience and amplify community voice.

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Have Fun * Do Good Reader Appreciation Day

Have Fun - Do Good

Rather, it is a do-good adventure story of a former mountain climber who has spent almost 15 years building schools in remote mountain villages of northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. education book Pakistan Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia I'll pick three people from the comments at random.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Over the last year, the work of Traveling Postcards keeps crossing my path, so I asked its founder, Caroline Lovell, to share with us: How Traveling Postcards works The path that brought her to this work Her favorite Traveling Postcards success story How we can get involved with Traveling Postcards I've posted her answers below.

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Research Friday: Attention Philanthropy: The Good, the Bad, and the Road Ahead

ASU Lodestar Center

Since TOMS launched in 2006, over 1,000,000 pairs of shoes have been given to children in more than 20 countries. In his books, he tells the story of founding his nonprofit and recounts tales of the struggles they faced while fulfilling their mission of providing education to girls in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.