article thumbnail

The water at these schools comes almost entirely from rain

Fast Company Tech

Its one of more than 270 schools, from rural Nepal to urban Taiwan, to work with a fast-growing nonprofit called Gravity Water to install the nonprofits tech over the last 12 months. Photo: Gravity Water] Later, after finishing grad school in 2015, he was still considering the idea when he took a job at a school in Nepal.

Nepal 99
article thumbnail

Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students. Build your own heartspace, share the campaign, and share your love!

Change 180
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Robert Rosenthal, who has lived in Katmandu over the past year, said that large networks like the one that Global Giving is supporting do this level of coordination on a smaller basis, working with local grantees on the ground to create projects and direct funds while collaborating with communication teams to keep the story alive.

Nepal 50
article thumbnail

Happy Thanksgiving: Check out #Goodspotting and EpicThanks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Go participate and if you happen to be the winner, go donate the money to Stacey Monk’s, founder of epic change, new amazing project, LaLaLove. Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania.

Tanzania 108
article thumbnail

Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

NTEN

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. We'd love to hear your stories!

article thumbnail

Dancing for Peace: Big Vision Podcast with Sara Potler

Have Fun - Do Good

Dance 4 Peace began in Bogotá, Colombia as part of Sara's Fulbright Scholarship project in 2007. New York City, Colombia, the Philippines, and Nepal. Today, the program works in Washington, D.C., You can listen and subscribe to the Big Vision Podcast via iTunes , or on the player above.

Podcast 69
article thumbnail

Show Your Mama Some Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Epic Change is inviting everyone to participate in an online collaborative art project to honor moms around the Globe. Epic Change is inviting everyone to participate in an online collaborative art project to honor moms around the Globe. I created a heartspace using a photo of my mom and are dancing. I created [.]