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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. (If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services? Are you fueling with love? I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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Great reads from around the web on March 17th

Amy Sample Ward

10 Questions for Camfed — Camfed International – Jordan Ridge and Kristy Green will be traveling to northern Zambia this week to meet students, filmakers, and young entrepreneurs in the communities where Camfed works – and you can go with them! Her round up includes the slides we used in the session as well.

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11 great sci-fi books from 2020 to check out on your new Kindle

The Verge

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green. Another sequel here, so you’ll likely want to seek out Green’s first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, before you dive in. The return to The Hunger Games ’ world of Panem comes almost a full decade after the release of Mockingjay. Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett.

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48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023

Whole Whale

Podcast Title Description A Sustainable Mind A Sustainable Mind by Environmental Activist Marjorie Alexander interviews change-makers in Sustainability | Ecology | Food Waste | Intentional and Resilient Community | Conservation Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast by Rash Pixel Center Stage Center (..)

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Profiled on Fast Company Blog!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. Innovative Giving: Tyson Foods For Hunger Relief. Here's the other profiles. Innovative Giving: The Open Architecture Network. Innovative Giving: Leverage Your Twitter Network. Innovative Giving: Gaming For Rice. Innovative Giving: Play It Forward With Akoha.

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Personalized nutrition startup Zoe closes out Series B at $53M total raise

TechCrunch

He also touts promising early results from interim trial with its first users — saying participants experienced more energy (90%), felt less hunger (80%) and lost an average of 11 pounds after three months of following their AI-aided, personalized nutrition plan. “There are definitely rules of thumb,” Hadjigeorgiou agrees.

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14 Nonprofit Books Recommended by Top Industry Experts

Classy

By Alison Green and Jerry Hauser. But he says that the public perception of charities and how they should be run is keeping nonprofits from solving large-scale problems like hunger and poverty. Download the 2021 State of Modern Philanthropy Report. Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results.

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