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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

Fast Company Tech

“I want to send my children to school so they can be the future generation,” said Bashiama, a mother of 12. Discovered more than a century ago in South Sudan, excelsa coffee is exciting cash-strapped locals and drawing interest from the international community amid a global coffee crisis caused mainly by climate change.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

TechSoup's annual storytelling campaign was created to help nonprofits and social good organizations communicate differently, to build community, and to educate on how to tell powerful and effective stories for a global audience. We were blown away by the global participation in this year's campaign. spanhidden.

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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. Our connection to Kenya remains strong; we are also the guardians for one of the children from that orphanage, @sammyikua , who now studies in Maine.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

Global Head of the Tableau Foundation. Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. At the beginning of the pandemic, we engaged in direct COVID relief with our government partners in Ethiopia,” Mapp says.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

Global Head of the Tableau Foundation. Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. At the beginning of the pandemic, we engaged in direct COVID relief with our government partners in Ethiopia,” Mapp says.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. or someone else???s

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. For development, there are blogs from agencies like bellanet or global s for a selection of blogposts from any country you are interested in. re online, you blog and you have young children. And Netsquared. How do you balance all that?

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