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Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding Myths & How To Ensure Success

The Modern Nonprofit

Build a school in Zimbabwe. Noble Paws teaches people with disabilities to run their own dog team, which was a very unique idea in Alaska. The real reason that campaigns you see on GoFundMe have success is that they are set up for very specific and tangible projects : Help Bob get new teeth. Help pay for Sally’s cancer treatment.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are an awesome organization that was founded by two professional “futball” players from Zimbabwe. They decided to use soccer to teach adolescents, primarily girls, about the dangers of HIV, how to protect themselves from STIs and sexual abuse, and how to build confidence beyond their teenage years!

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Women Who Light the Dark by Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

Women Who Light the Dark by photojournalist Paola Gianturco (powerHouse books, September 2007) begins with a profile of Betty Makoni and the Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe. she answered, "Teaching my colleagues what to do when they are abused." Betty and 6 tenth grade students co-founded the Girl Child Network.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. Right at the end of that period, I also was teaching.