Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. The biggest lesson: Everyone has something to give.

Change 180

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Ashoka 's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated. If you do the math, that's $1 million donated to these organizations. the rest of the world.

Afghanistan 50

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

This is my second year as a "sister," which means that I pay $27 a month to support one woman for a year while she goes through a program to help her rebuild her life after war. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. That's the story of Women for Women.

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