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On the Web, a Revolution in Giving

Tina Rosenberg

March 31, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

New crowdfunding options can help even the smallest donor's contributions to have a meaningful impact, bolstering a sense of personal involvement, maximizing knowledge about causes, and inspiring greater participation.

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Egyptians Show Pride as Cairo Cleans Up

Jesse Hardman

March 25, 2011 |

Time Magazine |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

Citizens in Cairo have been working to make the streets cleaner in an effort to create more pride for the country and get the government's attention. From picking up trash and painting lampposts to collecting donations from passersby, the community is working together to make a new Egypt.

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Foreclosure Is Not an Option

David Bornstein

December 06, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Foreclosure affects millions of homeowners and millions more owe more on their mortgages than what their homes are worth, but Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), offers assistance. As a free service to borrowers, ESOP holds lenders accountable with fair lending agreements, creates constructive communication, and ultimately saves homes.

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The Revolution Will Be Mapped

Bob Burtman

December 28, 2009 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Mebane, North Carolina

Mapping technology has been used in creative ways to visualize discrimination on the municipal level and hold governments accountable for using methods that are hard to understand or quantify to perpetuate discrepancies. Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities in North Carolina is one of the first to do this kind of work, and their methods and expertise have spread across the nation.

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Tibetan Exiles: 'We Shall Overcome'

Amy Yee

February 26, 2009 |

The Nation (New York) |

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Response Location: United States, New York

A New York-based nonprofit called Students for a Free Tibet is training Tibetans in "how to stage nonviolent protests." This effort, in conjunction with other Tibetan NGOs, has helped activists in Dharamsala, India to become "more organized, media savvy and technologically sophisticated," which in turn has increased the number of people who have come together to participate in the nonviolent protests.

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Grocery cooperatives help keep small towns alive

Nafeesa Syeed

January 14, 2007 |

The Spokesman-Review |

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Response Location: United States, Anita, Iowa

Anita, Iowa faced many of the same challenges as other small towns when the last local grocer closed amid competition with large chains like Costco and Walmart. But when its residents realized the value of a local "mom-and-pop" food purveyor to the town's economy, they created the Anita Grocery Cooperative and a board to oversee it. The Coop marks a testament to collective action, resilience, and sustainable, locally-sourced solutions.

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Urban kids dig into science and get friendly with worms

Amy Yee

July 18, 2000 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s Apple Seed program gets children who live in the city to experiment, engage with, and learn from nature. The program – which has reached over 4,000 kids in New York Public Schools – teaches children about gardening, photosynthesis, and wildlife through hands-on learning experiences and has shown demonstrable success in higher math and science test scores. This program is part of a larger, nationwide trend toward engaged learning and nature.

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Coalition eager to apply lessons at home, Milwaukee anti-crime group inspired by its mission to Boston

James H. Burnett III

May 28, 2000 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Now that a coalition of Milwaukee preachers, police and prosecutors has witnessed firsthand the success of a crime-fighting partnership in Boston, the local coalition is clearing its first obstacle -- putting its ideas into action at home.

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Holy alliance: Boston's cop-clergy partnership sees plunge in homicides

James H. Burnett III

March 12, 2000 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Roxbury, Massachusetts

Partnerships between police officers and clergy are being credited with dramatically reducing the rate of homicide in Boston, particularly among teens. And it is drawing the attention of officials in larger cities across the United States, all of whom are looking at adopting some portion of the Boston model.

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