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Doctors Without Borders Haiti News Conference
"Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done." ~ Paul Hawkens
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10 Good Things in 2009
Here’s a great post from CodePink that will hopefully bump everyone’s cynicism down a touch.
Link: 10 Good Things in 2009
By Reid on 14 December 2009
This is the least exciting of the web site building posts, and arguably the most important. If you think of a website as an order of eggs benedict, hosting is the english muffin. It’s not sexy, or attractive, and you barely see it under all the delicious stuff, but without it you’re left with a [...]
By Reid on 13 December 2009
Earthzine is an on-line source for news, articles, information and educational materials about Earth Science, Earth observations and users of Earth information for the international Earth-observing community. Earthzine fosters global awareness by publishing articles about the societal benefits of Earth Observation. Earthzine is updated regularly with news from around the world about the Earth, Earth [...]
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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.
Link: How to Save the World
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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
“Experience universal human rights the animated way with this latest moving creation by Eallin Animation from the Czech Republic and Art for Amnesty.”
Link: protectthehuman.org
By Reid on 10 December 2009
I spend a lot of time scouring the web for cool organizations that do great work. Often, I’ll stumble across a site that looks like it’s a 2-person operation running out of the back of 86′ Honda Civic, only to discover that they have 45 employees and a 2 million dollar operating budget. On the [...]
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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.
Link: Shane & Peter Blog
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