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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. Several years ago, I had an opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group of artists.

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Live The Questions Now

Global Giving

Featured Photo: Empower Youth through Technology in Costa Rica by Asociacion ideas en Accion. Live the questions now. Want more tips like this? Subscribe to get the best content from the Learn Library once a month. The post Live The Questions Now appeared first on Learn - GlobalGiving.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When you give someone the gift of an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica, you're helping to protect and restore one of the world's most extraordinary yet highly threatened regions now and for future generations. The GRO Foundation: Global Relief Outreach. Adopt An Acre of Rainforest. Photo by Dmason. Check out their MySpace page.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

Women and girls in particular have felt the impacts of a never-ending global health pandemic, conflict and displacement, and authoritarian government takeovers, to name a few. In addition, female athletes globally have faced abuse and harassment from the very people who are charged with coaching and supporting them to succeed.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. Four countries in Latin America now have e-waste laws or rules: Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. This is true for most of Asia where the problem is becoming critical. Latin America.

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Your NetSquared Holiday Gift!

Tech Soup

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. We’re a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Chepe in San Jose, Costa Rica. Newest Net2Local Groups.