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What Apple is doing with 25,000 acres of former cattle pastures in Brazil

Fast Company Tech

If you fly over one part of southwestern Brazil, youll see a patchwork of dozens of square plots where a local university is studying different methods of helping native plants regrow on former cattle pastures. But a major restoration project is now underway on an area nearly twice as large as Manhattan. It’s also quickly disappearing.

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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

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Elaina Todd, an environmental planner who develops social marketing campaigns with the nonprofit conservation group Rare, is profiled in our most recent case study for Benetech’s Miradi software. Miradi, is used by nature conservation practitioners around the world to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects.

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Maximizing Impact and Visibility with Google Ad Grants for Nonprofit Growth

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Google Ad Grant Success Stories We helped Nakawe Project a wildlife conservation nonprofitoptimize their Google Ad spend with targeted search campaigns focused on raising awareness and driving donations. Using keywords like marine conservation donations and save ocean wildlife, we attracted an engaged audience.

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5 Lessons Learned from Donating to 25 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Wilderness Society , UNICEF , and Conservation International have well-designed donation pages that were easy-to-use and effective. Of the 25 nonprofits, Conservation International had the best call-to-follow during the “Thank You” process, but don’t be afraid to go bold and beyond.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Maher gives a preview to her testimony, sharing how funding cuts would impact Americans broad access to crucial news and information, particularly in rural and local areas. I think that that’s something that often gets lost in the conversation about public radio is the overall percentage of funds that go directly to local stations.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. You can take care of local parks, conservation areas, community gardens, and more. Love gardening?

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