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Greenstar delivers solar power, health, education and environmental programs to small villages in the developing world — and connects people in those villages, and their traditional culture, to the global community. We work with people in traditional cultures to express the voice of the community to the world through original music, artwork, photography and video [...]
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There are communities around the world in need of homes, jobs, and facilities such as daycare. You want to help, but don’t want to give money away. Is it possible to still help? Yes! Blending Financial and Social Returns For over 10 years, Calvert Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has been working to make community investment [...]
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I follow Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch pretty closely – in the online space, who doesn’t ? Today I read a long write up Mike did on Kiva, the microloan site. As of late, I have been putting my money where my mouth is, donating to the EFF, the ACLU and Freepress. Through a Facebook group Indie [...]
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My longtime freind Margaret Roach and sometime creative collaborator launched open Your hands project a couple of years ago and has built a website to follow the project: JOIN YOUR HANDS WITH OURS You, too, can join the circle. Find out how you can make a difference by opening your hands to the children of [...]
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Global Agents for Change is a fellow traveler with their GFAC fund The group’s vision is to create the world’s largest youth built, youth led microcredit fund and connecting youth with developing world entrepreneurs, providing a crucial tool in the fight to escape poverty. In 2007 they did a 7 week 3000 kilometer ride from [...]
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ACCION ACCION’s Mission The mission of ACCION International is to give people the tools they need to work their way out of poverty. By providing microloans, business training and other financial services to poor men and women who start their own businesses, ACCION’s partner lending organizations help people work their own way up the economic [...]