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‘That's Entertainment' drag show raises over $12,000 for Leeds Center

Warren Taylor

March 21, 2023 |

The Winchester Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Winchester, Kentucky

A sold-out drag show at the Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky, raised over $12,500 for the theater and its programs. The money raised came from ticket sale proceeds, performer tips, and donations.

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Birth centers have never been more popular, but struggle to remain viable. How some midwives are changing the system.

Anna Claire Vollers

March 13, 2023 |

Reckon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Organizations like Elephant Circle and community-led efforts are working to ensure birth centers have the money and resources to keep their doors open. These organizations help birth centers transition into fully nonprofit organizations that can accept donations from investors and fundraising to continue providing services to those in need of care.

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This Pop-Up 'Closet' Helps LGBTQ+ People Get Gender-Affirming Clothes. It Needs Donations To Keep Going

Maia Pandey

December 22, 2022 |

Block Club Chicago |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

gods closet is a pop-up shop that aims to create a community experience around fashion for LGBTQ+ people who often struggle to find clothes that fit their gender identity and expression. gods closet provides the clothes and services like styling free of charge.

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Flooding in Nigeria: victims help other victims survive difficult times

Kehinde Ogunyale

December 19, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Omoku, River State

The Crowd Funders initiative gathered funding to help feed and shelter families affected by flooding in Nigeria.

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In Sierra Leone, this initiative is last hope for some children with life-threatening conditions

Kehinde Ogunyale

October 18, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Volunteers of the Sick Pikin Project raise money for children in need of medical treatment by traveling the streets of Nigeria with postcards about their stories and asking for donations. The program has helped 226 children so far.

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How an initiative is providing water to remote communities in northern Nigeria

Misbahu el-Hamza

September 10, 2022 |

Daily Trust |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Water the Needy Foundation uses donations and sponsors to provide rural, remote communities in Nigeria access to drinking water by building wells and boreholes.

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Nigerian Rural Community Stuck In Water Crisis. A Nonprofit Takes A Photo, And It Tilts The Narrative

Abiodun Jamiu

May 28, 2022 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Afon, Kwara

The Grassroots Aid Initiative uses the power of photography to bring safe drinking water to communities in Nigeria. The women-led nonprofit takes pictures of these villages and uses the images to crowdfund on social media. So far, they’ve been able to bring motorized boreholes in 15 communities to help combat water scarcity.

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Through Crowdfunding, An Initiative Helps Communities Access Clean Water

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

February 01, 2022 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Through the #BuildAWell project, the Water the Needy Foundation uses crowdfunding to build wells, boreholes, and manual hand pumps in Nigerian communities without consistent access to clean water. The organization has worked with more than 400 communities since 2017 and contracts with local workers to encourage a sense of community responsibility for the projects and ensure ongoing maintenance of the wells.

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Philly teen starts a motor rally to help end sexual violence

Jeffrey Fishman

July 28, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Main Line Motor Rally provides events for car enthusiasts, who drive through Philadelphia suburbs and rural areas, as a way to raise money for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, the country’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. The event specifically aims to educate men on issues like consent, as well as the ways that they are impacted by violence against women and girls.

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