For those of you interested in attending the Texas Nonprofit Summit happening from September 23-24 in Austin, TX, take a look at our current contest we are showcasing with Greenlights for NonProfit Success. Greenlights serves as a catalyst in providing affordable, high-value management consulting services, professional development workshops and conferences, customized training, and countless hours of free advice and resources to more than 800 nonprofits and 2,500 individuals each year. As part of our campaign, we are inviting all nonprofits to write into our show at our contest page with the opportunity of winning a registration ticket to the upcoming Summit valued at $185. The event this year will be featuring speakers such as Vinay Bhagat - Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Convio, Linda Crompton – President and CEO of BoardSource as well as Dan Pallotta – Nonprofit innovation leader and author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential. The Summit will also be highlighting several discussion points emphasizing Websites and Online Communities, Social Innovation and the Nonprofit Sector as well as Revolutionizing Your Donor Outreach to Meet the Needs of Every Generation. For more details on Greenlights and the TX Nonprofit Summit, see our interview with Ann Starr, Director of Education at Greenlights. This is a phenomenal opportunity to attend the Summit and gain invaluable insights into the world of nonprofits.
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New Contest with Changents – Vote by September 6th!
I am so excited about our current contest with Changents! This incredible and really resourceful digital storytelling and social media platform not only connects Change Agents with supporters from around the world in championing philanthropic ambitions, they are also partnering with our radio show over the next three weeks in showcasing three inspiring Change Agents (see our radio interview with Jennifer Simckowitz of Changents). Our three Change Agents Rachel Zedeck of Backpack Farm, Monika Nowaczyk of Cambodia Knits and Sol Garcia of Project X tell us their compelling stories of how they are pioneering innovative ways in pursuing amazing humanitarian developments. Rachel tells us how she is teaching small-scaled farmers in Africa effective and efficient strategies in implementing farming techniques, Monika tells us how she is working with marginalized communities in Cambodia in providing high quality and unique hand knit products while providing fair and flexible employment opportunities and Sol tells us how she and Project X are showcasing really popular music events in raising funds to build wells in Africa, India and Peru.
It has been a real privilege for me to speak with all three phenomenal women in promoting the work they are currently pursuing and we would love to hear from you by voting for your most popular Change Agent. Go to our contest page and listen to each of these inspiring women discuss their programs and vote for your most popular Change Agent. reco jeans, an innovative company that promotes an eco-friendly lifestyle by introducing a green line of denim that minimizes the use of fresh cotton and that reduces the amount of excess fabric that would end up in a landfill, will be sponsoring our winning Change Agent will some fabulous clothing attire, so we would love to hear your vote on our contest page (see our interview with Nikki Yeager of reco jeans)!
Changents Contest – Monika Nowaczyk of Cambodia Knits
Have you met our Change Agent Monika Nowaczyk or been introduced to the amazing work she is spearheading in Cambodia with Cambodia Knits? Cambodia Knits is a social enterprise working with marginalized communities near Phnom Penh. Their goal is to produce beautiful, high quality and unique hand knit products while providing fair and flexible employment opportunities. Monika is incredibly inspiring as she talks about how she has come across and met so many women who have been exploited being paid less than fair wage salaries in Cambodia and decided to put a plan together to create employment opportunities for women and yes, including men, who are aspiring to make a fair and decent living in sustaining their livelihoods.
Listen in on our interview with Monika Nowaczyk and vote for Monika Nowaczyk as your most popular Change Agent.
Changents Contest – Sol Garcia of Project X
Have you met our Change Agent Sol Garcia or been introduced to the amazing work she is doing in Africa with Project X? Project X was birthed through a trip in 2006. Sol Garcia and her friend Natalia worked three jobs for one year and saved money to travel around the world. Sol’s motivating drive to pursue volunteer work abroad during her trip resonates as she discusses the mission of Project X, their fundraising campaigns in creating clean water access through building wells throughout Africa, as well as India and Peru as well as the exciting events they showcase in their development campaign. Sol has a real compelling manner of presenting her story which she re-iterates how her life has been impacted by Project X.
Listen in on our interview with Sol Garcia and vote for Sol Garcia as your most popular Change Agent.
Changents Contest – Rachel Zedeck of Backpack Farm
Have you met our Change Agent Rachel Zedeck or been introduced to the amazing work she is doing in Africa with the BPF? Ever wondered what kind of training is involved when teaching small-scaled farmers living in Africa how to increase their harvests? Rachel Zedeck of Backpack Farm through the Backpack Farm Agricultural Program (BPF) provides not just farm supplements and training, but a complete 5 phase program on how to harvest their crops. Rachel’s continual drive to work with local farmers in achieving successful agricultural produce is a compelling story of one woman’s goal to empower local communities in sustaining their food production.
Listen in on our interview with Rachel Zedeck and vote for Rachel Zedeck as your most popular Change Agent.
Great Competition with Travel Website Do It While You’re Young
Forever Young
If I could remain forever young, would I spend my time backpacking around New Zealand skydiving over Lake Taupo, zip-lining the Monteverde rain forest in Costa Rica, or maybe my boyfriend and I would climb Mount Kilimanjaro while volunteering with an orphanage in Tanzania – if only there were a place to always experience this exhilaration? We’ve found this venue, and they’re called Do It While You’re Young, a website showcasing an array of resources, community networks, stories and extensive travel blog listings for avid travelers and international
volunteers. In fact, our radio show will be teaming up with this trendsetting travel website by inviting all of our listeners and readers to write into our current featured contest and tell us about some of your exciting adventures while volunteering abroad. We come across so many inspiring, international volunteers who utilize their skill sets for leading-edge causes and we’d like to encourage you to enter our contest below. Are there any benefits associated with entering this contest? Absolutely – the best part about this competition is that our winning submission will not only have their volunteer story published with Do It While You’re Young (which receives more than a hundred thousand hits monthly), they will also be interviewed on our radio show, will have their story mentioned in the Do It While You’re Young
newsletter and receive a $50 Amazon gift voucher! This is a great way to gain exposure for some of the important work you have been involved with abroad while simultaneously, bringing more attention to the non-profit organization you have volunteered with while traveling.
To enter the contest, go to our contests page above and don’t forget to tune into our radio interview with Kristina Wegscheider, one of the Founders of DIWYY.
Great discussion on how Young Ambassadors for Opportunity is pioneering micro-credit programs in Tanzania
Ever considered participating in a volunteer program in Tanzania in East Africa? I’ve actually thought about it over the recent few months, but wasn’t really sure which organizations were working in Tanzania and what the possibilities were…until I came across Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO), and learned about their micro-credit programs which they are currently implementing in this region in Africa. Sonya Perez-Lauterbach, Manager at YAO, and I got a chance to talk about the Tanzanian program, how the loans are impacting local communities, how the loan process works, training involved and of course, expectations for volunteers who are interested in getting involved. For those of you who are interested, there is a deadline coming up over the next week, so definitely get with Sonya at sperez-lauterbach@opportunity.org if you’re interested. Listen to our discussion at YAO Discussion on Tanzania volunteering
Global Humanitarian Discussions Teams up with Do512
Our radio show Global Humanitarian Discussions is partnering with the trendsetting social events website Do512 to present an enticing opportunity for you and your non-profit to be featured on our show. By listening to our radio interview with Do512, your next fundraising event could be featured on Do512 and its blog for hundreds of thousands of Austinites to see. This is an awesome opportunity for your non-profit cause to receive coverage on the most popular events listing site in Austin, as well as on our show. To enter our contest, see our Contests Page above for more details.
Volunteer Adventures with Common Hope in Guatemala
It was really refreshing as I spoke with Shari Blindt, Executive Director of Common Hope, an organization partnering with communities in Guatemala, through several development initiatives. I had come to learn that Shari’s deep commitment to the people of Guatemala had stemmed early on when she started volunteering with Common Hope at their office in MN, eventually leading on to incredible opportunities within the organization. We all hear of the constant stories of the devastation which the recent storms have caused in so many regions of Guatemala, but we don’t hear enough stories of the heroes who go out of their way to improve the lives of so many desolate communities. Allow us to share some of these stories from Guatemala with you…take a look Common Hope
Also, see http://www.commonhope.org/index.htm
International Volunteer Card
Great chance to win an International Volunteer Card!
