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Welcoming Joleen Ong as NTEN's new Marketing and Publications Director

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Her passion stems from her field work in Costa Rica, where she researched the social impact of banana workers while running a small cafe with her husband. Joleen''s roots are in campus organizing, and has led numerous successful campaigns to increase responsible procurement with Fair Trade.

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Fish Tale Has DNA Hook

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Dan Janzen has continued to explore the power of DNA-barcoding, plus regular taxonomy, coupled with some extraordinary field-sampling (ecological forensic science) in Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica, to probe the hidden diversity lurking beneath the surface of morphospecies - "Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative (..)

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The 13th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Competitive & Innovative Nonprofits"

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Look inside to learn the story behind the cover portrait, a tribute to Juanita Baltodano, President of the APPTA Fair Trade cacao and banana cooperative in Costa Rica. We’re proud to welcome new Editorial Committee members, and introduce Ashley Paulisick, the artist behind the cover painting.

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Collective Lens: Photography for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work. Another contributor to the site is Natalia who has shared some compelling photos of children beggars in from Afghanistan.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Several years ago, I had an opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group of artists. What started out as a personal art project has grown into a global community project that has created over 800 handmade cards carrying voices to and from the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Niger, Namibia, America, Haiti and Afghanistan.

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Colombia is the 2nd Happiest Place for the Planet

Have Fun - Do Good

Costa Rica 4. The HPI is calculated by adding the country's life expectancy with its life satisfaction divided by its ecological footprint. The top ranked countries were: 1. Colombia 3. Dominica 5. Honduras 8. Guatemala 9. El Salvador 10. Vincent and the Grenadines " The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

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Welcoming Joleen Ong as NTEN's new Marketing and Publications Director

NTEN

Her passion stems from her field work in Costa Rica, where she researched the social impact of banana workers while running a small cafe with her husband. Joleen''s roots are in campus organizing, and has led numerous successful campaigns to increase responsible procurement with Fair Trade.