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Nicholas Kristof Tells Us How to Save The World
Nicholas Krstiof has a fantastic article in Outside magazine on a new perspective we need to bring to our appeal for support.
Good people engaging in good causes sometimes feel too pure and sanctified to sink to something as manipulative as marketing, but the result has been that women have been raped when it could have been avoided and children have died of pneumonia unnecessarily—because those stories haven’t resonated with the public. So for God’s sake, let’s learn how we can connect people to important causes and galvanize a robust public reaction.
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More Human Rights Day Videos
Today is Universal Human Rights Day. I’ve discovered a world of fantastic videos highlighting and promoting this. Is your organization doing the same?
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANIMATION
http://www.vimeo.com/2273423
“Experience universal human rights the animated way with this latest moving creation by Eallin Animation from the Czech Republic and Art for Amnesty.”
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First bit of press!
I got an amazing write up on the Shane & Peter blog today. These guys are friends and co-workers, and all around wonderful people. Their blog is full of amazing insight into running a business or organization. So much of what I’ve learned I’ve sponged off of them.
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War isn’t just casualties
There’s an interesting article on the ONE blog about some of the unmentioned effects that war has on a population. On average, child mortality rates have dropped across the globe. Sadly, there are some exceptions to this where they’ve actually increased. The article points out the obvious, but so rarely discussed side effect to conflict. War disrupts and displaces people. It makes it harder for kids to get food, clean water, and health care. Check out this post about the Central African Republic.
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MIT developing clothes for abused women
This is a really interesting article about some design work being done at MIT. Though pretty impracticable at this stage, it’s fascinating to see people taking a radically abstract approach to addressing a problem like domestic abuse. We’re certainly not going to solve a problem like domestic abuse with design and technology – but I encourage this kind of thinking.
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More people are going hungry
More than 36 million people are currently on food stamps. The numbers are sure to continue rising before they fall. This article by the New York Times highlights the depth of the problem is far greater than I would have thought.
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130 Foundations That Twitter
Check out this awesome post highlighting 130 foundations that are using twitter. If you’re in a position that requires you to be thinking about fundraising – this list should be your new ‘follow’ list. If you work for a foundation that isn’t on this list – let it be a wake up call to you. Get yourself out there. It was compiled by the Philanthropy 411 blog by Putnam County Investing. How fantastic is it that we can all benefit from the good work of someone in Putnam County.
