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10,000 Nonprofits On Twitter!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%. I gave $25 [which will provide 1 student with textbooks and other supplies for 1 year]. Also known as Project Wonkhai, the school opened it’s doors in March 2009.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

Her students consistently score at the top of over 120 schools in the Arusha district of Tanzania. She originally founded the Voice of Women Organization (VWO) to educate girls in Kabul in secret schools under the Taliban, and has since expanded to support and assist underprivileged women and children throughout Afghanistan.

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Pastel, a Nigerian bookkeeping and digital platform for merchants, raises $5.5M led by TLcom

TechCrunch

The company’s flagship product, Sabi (not to be confused with a B2B e-commerce marketplace with the same name), is a digital bookkeeping app that allows small businesses to monitor and manage their transactions and customers, get insights into their cashflows, issue receipts, and effectively manage customers who owe them.

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Good Magazine Wants You To Do Good!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , founded in June 2004, is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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UNICEF Shares 4 Ways to Reverse COVID-19’s Impact on Children

Saleforce Nonprofit

Students attending class in Turgani High School in Faizabad, the largest city of Badakhshan, a northern province of Afghanistan. Build back stronger by ensuring quality education, protection, and good mental health for every child: • Resume in-person learning and improve quality education for every child. Photo credit: UNICEF.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students. Amazingly, the organization has surpassed this goal and (as of this article) has raised $11,547.

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#mygivingstory: Resources and Best Practices for @GivingTuesday Nonprofit Storytelling

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He shared incredible stories from over two decades of providing rehabilitation for disabled people in Afghanistan. Students on Ice. I would urge you to take a few minutes to view this video and see what you can learn nonprofit storytelling. What are some examples of powerful storytelling you’ve seen in the social good community?