Survey Reveals Social Change is a Global Phenomenon
A new Walden University survey shows that “think globally, act locally” has become a worldwide mentality, with a majority of citizens around the world (73%, on average) agreeing that what happens in other parts of the world can impact their local community. … Read entire article »
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Water For People Surpasses $2 Million Goal For Two-Month Fundraising
Water For People, an international nonprofit organization that aims to create a world where everyone has access to safe drinking water and sanitation, surpassed its $2 million fundraising goal for its two-month “Donate to Drink” campaign, which was hosted on Crowdrise.com. … Read entire article »
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Study: Giving to Israel Down 16 Percent
A study published today by EHL Consulting Group, Inc., American Friends: U.S. Philanthropic Support for Israeli Nonprofits, found that American giving to Israeli causes exhibits the same trends as American giving overall, but in a much more exaggerated way, with higher peaks and lower troughs. … Read entire article »
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American Teens Raise Their Voices for Peers Around the World
As American girls head back to school this fall, the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign and its supporters are speaking out on behalf of the millions of adolescent girls in developing countries that do not have the same opportunity. Girls make up more than half of the 140 million children and adolescents that are out of school; in many countries, more than half of them drop out before they get to the 6th grade. … Read entire article »
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Humless “Light the Night” Initiative Illuminates Brighter Futures
1.6 billion* people worldwide live without Electricity. Humless, LLC seeks to change that, announcing today its “Light the Night” initiative to bring hope and solar generated electricity to off-grid communities and rural medical clinics both domestically and abroad. … Read entire article »
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Global Art Project Celebrates 10,000 Boxes of Peace Sent Around the World
With labels that read “Fragile Contains: Peace, Love or Hope”, visual artist Franck de Las Mercedes sends abstractly painted, seemingly empty boxes to anybody, anywhere in the world, for free. … Read entire article »
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Program Brings Free Prosthetics to Developing Countries
Using your hands is automatic, like blinking or breathing. Right now, as you read, you’re probably holding this page or holding a mouse while scrolling down — without thinking about what you’re doing … Read entire article »
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Philanthropy in India on Upswing, Report Finds
According to a recent report from global consulting firm Bain & Company, annual private giving in India grew from $2 billion in 2006 to between $5 and $6 billion in 2010, with corporate giving increasing five-fold to $1.5 billion over the same period, the Wall Street Journal reports. … Read entire article »
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Water For People Receives Grant to Broaden the Scope of FLOW
Water For People, a non-profit international development organization dedicated to helping people gain access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation was granted $500,000 by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to bring the cutting-edge monitoring platform, Field Level Operations Watch (FLOW), to West Africa. … Read entire article »
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Gates Foundation Supports Study of Innovative Health Program in India
A large-scale evaluation of an innovative health care program in the Indian state of Bihar has been awarded a $3 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. … Read entire article »
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