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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? It’s more than separating those who gave $500 from those who live in Kentucky. It has always bothered me that nonprofits are measured in dollars and cents, and that we’re all lumped into the same pot.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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In Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas, residents look to rebuild on higher ground

Fast Company Tech

Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels. Historic floods wiped out businesses and homes in eastern Kentucky in February 2021, July 2022 and now February 2025. From her point of view, our homelessness just skyrocketed. Poverty levels are indeed high.