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TikTok for Good: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Marketing on TikTok

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Nonprofits and cause driven organizations just like yours are now marketing on Tiktok to help raise awareness and support for their missions! Brand or cause awareness. This TikTok by Charity: Water, below, educates viewers on the lack of clean water in Madagascar. How your nonprofit can use TikTok for marketing.

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Vanilla Vida wants the world to eat more natural vanilla

TechCrunch

About 70% of the vanilla we consume is grown in Madagascar, and if you saw the weather news lately, the area was hit by not one, but two cyclones in the past 10 days. However, despite its popularity, its production is so complex that many people aren’t often getting the real thing, but a synthetic version of the flavoring.

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Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?

TechCrunch

Over the next 2,000 years the crop spread from those regions to Madagascar and eventually took root in India, where it was first refined in about 500 BC. The horrors of slavery may be the most damning legacy of industrial sugar, but it’s far from the only problem caused by the human craving for sweeteners. Sugar hangover.

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YouTubers’ #TeamTrees campaign overcame big hurdles in its first year

The Verge

In Madagascar, 100,000 mangroves, trees that are especially good at protecting shorelines from rising sea levels and storm surges, have already been planted. Historic wildfires were another cause for concern this year, as blazes burned through a record-smashing amount of land across the West Coast of the US. million planted.

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

Of course we saw Central Park and the Zoo therein, to see if the animals from Madagascar were hanging out, and we saw FAO Schwartz and Times Square and the Empire State Building. Think of the success of cause related wrist-bands as example. We also went out to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. Badges on Facebook are another.

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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. Once again, Madagascar is reeling. Once again, it's cyclone season in the southern hemisphere.

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Harry is a Green Geek: Tip #4 - Light Bulbs and Charity Contest Winner Announcement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Include a sentence or two about an cause or organization where we can make donation online via Network for Good. I've been corresponding with the people at SOS Village Madagascar (for the next blogathon) and I know they'll appreciate the visibility and donation you did with this video. The winner will receive a $20 donation from us.

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