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

Fast Company Tech

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. It receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation.

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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“Yet while measurement is critical to making progress in global health, it’s very hard to do well. A decade ago, there was no official record of a child’s birth or death in rural Ethiopia. A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results fromthe government’s own estimates.

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Go Holiday Shopping with Your Global Girlfriend

Have Fun - Do Good

According to a recent article in Muncie, Indiana's Star Press , "the National Retail Federation expects the average consumer to spend $791.10 Global Girlfriend is an online fair trade store that sells handmade gifts made by women's non-profit programs and cooperatives. this holiday season, up from $738.11 last year."

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Strengthening evidence for refugee self-reliance programming 

Candid

This goal is increasingly critical as the number of forcibly displaced people globally continues to increase at record levels. The grant will support five research projects undertaken by refugee-led organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda to generate actionable insights and practical solutions to advance self-reliance.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. 2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. National Arts Marketing Project Conference.

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

TechCrunch

The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to support the growth, the world’s eyes are increasingly turning to the African continent as the next potential global bread basket.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. National Geographic the Albert Einstein Bot to accompany its Genius Film Festival. I pulled together a curated list.ly

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