The NonProfit Blogshttp://nonprofitblogs.infoLatest Headlines from the NonProfit BlogsenMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:45:24 PSThttp://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1hourly1TheNonprofitBlogshttp://feedburner.google.comBaroness Warsi and Religious Identityhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/baroness-warsi-and-religious-identity/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:45:24 PSThttp://www.humanistlife.org.uk/?p=5897

By David Pavett

Baroness Warsi has added a new dimension to the pro-religious rhetoric coming from the Conservative Party. David Cameron told us in his King James speech last December that he was a “vaguely practising” sort of Christian but that even if he didn’t go to church very often he knew that Christianity had been awfully important in our country’s background and therefore we shouldn’t give up on it now.

David Cameron set the tone for this type of speech by talking of the need for Britain to have confidence in “its Christian identity”. (...)

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]]>By David Pavett Baroness Warsi has added a new dimension to the pro-religious rhetoric coming from the Conservative Party. David Cameron told us in his King James speech last December that he was a “vaguely practising” sort of Christian but that even if he didn’t go to church very often he knew that Christianity had [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/baroness-warsi-and-religious-identity/feed/0Our Disasters, Their Disastershttp://nonprofitblogs.info/our-disasters-their-disasters/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:42:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=b06836a7198a6b592a2a3c5b97557c12
This Sunday I heard something I heard Sasidhar Reddy, Vice-Chairman of  our National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) asking each state to create its own a 'Disaster Response Force', just like the center's own National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). In fact, Reddy said that the response force should be capable enough to manage not just natural calamities, but also manage the consequences of a chemical and biological attacks.
Sikkim earthquake in September 2011
 A year ago, when tsunami hit Japan, I remember watching on TV the visuals of rising wall of sea water, floating cars,  submerging building blocks etc and getting awestruck by the way people over there kept their cool, without any visible sign of panic anywhere. I remember sharing this thought on Facebook and hearing that almost everyone of my friends thought the same. 

We knew the answer of course: the Japanese didn't panic, because theyhad a disaster management system that they could totally rely on. (...)

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]]>This Sunday I heard something I heard Sasidhar Reddy, Vice-Chairman of  our National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) asking each state to create its own a 'Disaster Response Force', just like the center's own National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). In fact, Reddy said that the response force should be capable enough to manage not just natural calamities, [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/our-disasters-their-disasters/feed/0Bringing opposites togetherhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/bringing-opposites-together/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:23:23 PSThttp://blog.cafod.org.uk/?p=9738Read the original article...

]]>Josh and Clare are travelling in Liberia as part of their Step into the Gap experience. To find out more about a gap year with CAFOD visit www.cafod.org.uk/stepintothegap. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/bringing-opposites-together/feed/0Spread of human safaris threatens uncontacted Indians in Peruhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/spread-of-human-safaris-threatens-uncontacted-indians-in-peru/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:01:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=8bfcbaa44397167f4cae5a0bf4da91e6Read the original article...

]]>Uncontacted Mashco Piro Indians have been seen in the area on several occasions. © G. Galli/www.uncontactedtribes.org Peru’s uncontacted Mashco-Piro tribe is facing the very real threat of being exploited by ‘human safaris’, according to British newspaper The Observer. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/spread-of-human-safaris-threatens-uncontacted-indians-in-peru/feed/0D’Banj – Global Pop Star?http://nonprofitblogs.info/d%e2%80%99banj-%e2%80%93-global-pop-star/nonprofitfeedsNP1peterMon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=eb507127f45a50ba304b5eb983b230a1Over at Africa is a Country:
Image courtesy of Nollywood Gossip
Nigerian D’Banj–a combination of outsize showman, confidence, flash, little politics and affecting personality–could be Africa’s first global pop star of the 21st century. He draws big crowds on the continent and regularly plays the diaspora circuit in cities like London. Perhaps the clearest sign of that he is about to be a bona fide pop star is that he was recently signed by Kanye West’s label and one of his hits, “Oliver,” is doing better than well on UK pop charts. Now it is getting the cover version treatment from artists as diverse as a British boy band (who changed some words in the song) and mainstream R&B singer, Estelle...[continue reading]

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]]>Over at Africa is a Country:Image courtesy of Nollywood GossipNigerian D’Banj–a combination of outsize showman, confidence, flash, little politics and affecting personality–could be Africa’s first global pop star of the 21st century. He draws big crowds on the continent and regularly plays the diaspora circuit in cities like London. Perhaps the clearest sign of that [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/d%e2%80%99banj-%e2%80%93-global-pop-star/feed/0Adaptive pluralism and intentions…http://nonprofitblogs.info/adaptive-pluralism-and-intentions%e2%80%a6/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:43:35 PSThttp://thegiraffe.wordpress.com/?p=899In a recent meeting on Practice-based change for development, which took place in London, UK, on 20-21 February 2012, and blogged about earlier here by Ewen le Borgne, we discussed Robert Chambers’ work on Paradigms, poverty and adaptive pluralism. Chambers compares the dominant paradigm of neo-Newtonian practice in international development, oriented to things and ‘imposed by powerful actors and organisations’ (2010, p. 3) with the paradigm of adaptive pluralism, oriented to people. Chambers defines adaptive pluralism as:

Paradigmatic elements and relationships associated with people as adaptive agents, with eclectic and participatory methodologies, and with ontological assumptions of complexity such as non-linearity, unpredictability and emergence. (...)

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]]>In a recent meeting on Practice-based change for development, which took place in London, UK, on 20-21 February 2012, and blogged about earlier here by Ewen le Borgne, we discussed Robert Chambers’ work on Paradigms, poverty and adaptive pluralism. Chambers compares the dominant paradigm of neo-Newtonian practice in international development, oriented to things and ‘imposed [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/adaptive-pluralism-and-intentions%e2%80%a6/feed/0Mead Minutes: Seeking the visionhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/mead-minutes-seeking-the-vision/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:36:46 PSThttp://cure.org/?p=11010Good morning from the desert!!  We still are within the cool mornings of the Emirate winter time.  A cup of hot coffee and a warm quilt chase away the morning chills in the flat.  Today I walked across the road and sat overlooking the wadi.  The wadi is the dry riverbed winding its way through Al Ain.  Although I have yet to see any animals but a few birds or other interesting disturbances to the path, I still find it a place to relax.  Across the way are a group of small date farms which do offer a respite from the sun and a scenic place to walk later in the day.  Jana and I enjoy an evening stroll through the trees. (...)

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]]>Good morning from the desert!!  We still are within the cool mornings of the Emirate winter time.  A cup of hot coffee and a warm quilt chase away the morning chills in the flat.  Today I walked across the road and sat overlooking the wadi.  The wadi is the dry riverbed winding its way through [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/mead-minutes-seeking-the-vision/feed/0Corporate irresponsibility in the Niger Deltahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/corporate-irresponsibility-in-the-niger-delta/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:28:45 PSThttp://minorityrights.wordpress.com/?p=1149Natasha Horsfield, MRG’s Research/Publications Intern, sees the case brought against oil giant Shell by Nigeria’s Ogoni people as a reflection of wider corporate abuse of minority and indigenous rights around the globe.

On 28th February 2012, the US Supreme Court will rehear a landmark case brought against Royal Dutch Shell by 12 members of the Ogoni minority community of the Niger Delta, in which the Ogoni allege that Shell was complicit in serious human rights abuses committed against them by the Nigerian military regime in the early 1990’s. This case will determine whether corporations can be sued and held legally accountable for their complicity in human rights abuses, and if successful, will have important implications for the future of corporate accountability in the field of human rights.

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]]>Natasha Horsfield, MRG’s Research/Publications Intern, sees the case brought against oil giant Shell by Nigeria’s Ogoni people as a reflection of wider corporate abuse of minority and indigenous rights around the globe. On 28th February 2012, the US Supreme Court will rehear a landmark case brought against Royal Dutch Shell by 12 members of the [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/corporate-irresponsibility-in-the-niger-delta/feed/0ICTs, social media, local government and youth-led social auditshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/icts-social-media-local-government-and-youth-led-social-audits/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:06:44 PSThttp://lindaraftree.wordpress.com/?p=5708This is a guest post from Jamie Lundine, who has been collaborating with Plan Kenya to support digital mapping and governance programming in Kwale and Mathare. The original was published on Jamie’s blog, titled Information with an Impact. See part 1 of this series here: Digital Mapping and Governance: the Stories behind the Maps.

Mapping a school near Ukunda, Kwale County

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]]>This is a guest post from Jamie Lundine, who has been collaborating with Plan Kenya to support digital mapping and governance programming in Kwale and Mathare. The original was published on Jamie’s blog, titled Information with an Impact. See part 1 of this series here: Digital Mapping and Governance: the Stories behind the Maps. Mapping [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/icts-social-media-local-government-and-youth-led-social-audits/feed/0Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down.http://nonprofitblogs.info/seven-of-us-climbed-up-that-drillship-to-stop-arctic-drilling-but-133000-of-us-came-down/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:06:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=5861fc6cdafc9f25cb0811e0e69eccc5lucy lawless stands on the noble discoverer

As we sat anxiously in the office last Friday waiting for the 'we made it' call we never dreamed that four days later we would have witnessed such a massive media storm, such overwhelming global support and such tenacity from our friends who hung on so long.

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]]>As we sat anxiously in the office last Friday waiting for the 'we made it' call we never dreamed that four days later we would have witnessed such a massive media storm, such overwhelming global support and such tenacity from our friends who hung on so long. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/seven-of-us-climbed-up-that-drillship-to-stop-arctic-drilling-but-133000-of-us-came-down/feed/0Ask for donations in lieu of birthday giftshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/ask-for-donations-in-lieu-of-birthday-gifts/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:00:39 PSThttp://blog.firstgiving.com/?p=8437Fundraising comes in all shapes and sizes. One effective way to fundraise is to ask for donations to the nonprofit your currently supporting in lieu of your upcoming birthday gifts. This strategy can be applied to any various other gift giving events, but your birthday is one of the most sentimental and is bound to tug at your network’s heart strings. The personal connection and selfless sacrifice of one’s birthday is a great way to give back.

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]]>Fundraising comes in all shapes and sizes. One effective way to fundraise is to ask for donations to the nonprofit your currently supporting in lieu of your upcoming birthday gifts. This strategy can be applied to any various other gift giving events, but your birthday is one of the most sentimental and is bound to [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/ask-for-donations-in-lieu-of-birthday-gifts/feed/0Clampdown on sacred ritual as Vedanta mine appeal approacheshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/clampdown-on-sacred-ritual-as-vedanta-mine-appeal-approaches/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:56:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=94bc47d6bbc94757937f34b9dbdb18e9
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]]>A Dongria boy stands in front of Niyamgiri, where the tribe will hold its festival. © Survival Security forces are cracking down on the Dongria Kondh tribe as they prepare for a religious festival this weekend at the top of India’s most contentious mountain. Hundreds are determined to attend the Niyamraja ritual in the sacred Niyamgiri [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/clampdown-on-sacred-ritual-as-vedanta-mine-appeal-approaches/feed/0CRP 1.1: Framework for Drylands Researchhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/crp-1-1-framework-for-drylands-research/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:39:20 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1266

The Dryland Systems program: technology performance data and user feedback result in continuous improvements, represented here as an upward spiral

Dryland Systems Framework Development Workshop, Dubai, 30 Jan to 1 Feb 2012

A high-powered group of experts has developed an implementation framework for the new CGIAR Research Program (CRP 1.1) on Dryland Farming Systems. The program, Integrated and sustainable agricultural production systems for improved food security and livelihoods in dry areas, will be led by ICARDA and implemented with over 80 partners worldwide. (...)

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]]>The Dryland Systems program: technology performance data and user feedback result in continuous improvements, represented here as an upward spiral Dryland Systems Framework Development Workshop, Dubai, 30 Jan to 1 Feb 2012 A high-powered group of experts has developed an implementation framework for the new CGIAR Research Program (CRP 1.1) on Dryland Farming Systems. The [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/crp-1-1-framework-for-drylands-research/feed/0A Food-Secure Arab Worldhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/a-food-secure-arab-world/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:38:18 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1263Food Secure Arab World Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, 6-7 February

Dr Solh drew from ICARDA’s experience to highlight research and investment priorities for the region

How to ensure food security and drive technological change in agriculture for the Middle East and North Africa? The Beirut conference discussed the challenges facing governments, researchers and development agencies. While much of the discussion focused on a “roadmap” for future food policy and research priorities, ICARDA offered practical perspectives, and examples of how new technologies are being delivered to farmers. (...)

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]]>Food Secure Arab World Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, 6-7 February Dr Solh drew from ICARDA’s experience to highlight research and investment priorities for the region How to ensure food security and drive technological change in agriculture for the Middle East and North Africa? The Beirut conference discussed the challenges facing governments, researchers and development agencies. While [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/a-food-secure-arab-world/feed/0Bangladesh-ICARDA Partnerships to Growhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/bangladesh-icarda-partnerships-to-grow/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:37:20 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1260

H.E. Matia Choudhary, Bangladesh’s Minister for Agriculture, is honored for her work in rural development. Left to right: Mr Mushtaque Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Kamil Shideed, H.E. (...)

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]]>H.E. Matia Choudhary, Bangladesh’s Minister for Agriculture, is honored for her work in rural development. Left to right: Mr Mushtaque Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Kamil Shideed, H.E. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/bangladesh-icarda-partnerships-to-grow/feed/0SRI LANKA: A Tamil man of Indian origin was arrested, tortured and laid with fabricated chargeshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/sri-lanka-a-tamil-man-of-indian-origin-was-arrested-tortured-and-laid-with-fabricated-charges/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:36:50 PSThttp://www.williamgomes.org/?p=548

February 27, 2012

Mr. N K Illangakoon
Inspector General of Police
New Secretariat
Colombo 1
SRI LANKA
Fax: +94 11 2 440440 / 327877
E-mail: igp@police.lk

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]]>February 27, 2012 Mr. N K Illangakoon Inspector General of Police New Secretariat Colombo 1 SRI LANKA Fax: +94 11 2 440440 / 327877 E-mail: igp@police.lk (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/sri-lanka-a-tamil-man-of-indian-origin-was-arrested-tortured-and-laid-with-fabricated-charges/feed/0Research in South Asiahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/research-in-south-asia/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:36:14 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=12572nd Regional Coordination Meeting, 22-26 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Higher yields, lower production costs. Lentil farmers in Bangladesh share their perspectives with researchers

Scientists from six countries ― Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan ― have outlined a portfolio for collaborative research in South Asia, with ICARDA playing a central role as facilitator. The plans were developed at the Coordination Meeting of ICARDA’s South Asia and China Regional Program. (...)

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]]>2nd Regional Coordination Meeting, 22-26 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh Higher yields, lower production costs. Lentil farmers in Bangladesh share their perspectives with researchers Scientists from six countries ― Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan ― have outlined a portfolio for collaborative research in South Asia, with ICARDA playing a central role as facilitator. The plans [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/research-in-south-asia/feed/0China, ICARDA in New Drylands Initiativehttp://nonprofitblogs.info/china-icarda-in-new-drylands-initiative/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:35:03 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1254International Workshop on Dryland Science for Food Security and Natural Resource Management under a Changing Climate, Konya, Turkey, 7-9 December 2011

Proposal to create a Center for Dryland Agricultural Ecosystems. Signatories: Prof. Fengmin Li (left) of Lanzhou University and Dr Mahmoud Solh, ICARDA Director General

China’s Lanzhou University is working with other research centers to create a new research platform ― the Center for Dryland Agricultural Ecosystems, which will develop new technologies for smallholder farmers in dry areas. (...)

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]]>International Workshop on Dryland Science for Food Security and Natural Resource Management under a Changing Climate, Konya, Turkey, 7-9 December 2011 Proposal to create a Center for Dryland Agricultural Ecosystems. Signatories: Prof. Fengmin Li (left) of Lanzhou University and Dr Mahmoud Solh, ICARDA Director General China’s Lanzhou University is working with other research centers to [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/china-icarda-in-new-drylands-initiative/feed/0Climate Change Adaptation in Central Asia and Chinahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/climate-change-adaptation-in-central-asia-and-china/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:33:33 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1251International Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia and China, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2-3 February

Helping farmers adapt to climate change: research to inform policy development

A three-year, multi-partner project, Adaptation to climate change in Central Asia and China, supported by the Asian Development Bank, has helped identify policy options that could help smallholder farmers adapt to changing production conditions.  The end-of-project workshop in Tashkent was attended by researchers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and China; Uzbek policy makers; and scientists from ICARDA and the International Food Policy Research Institute.

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]]>International Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia and China, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2-3 February Helping farmers adapt to climate change: research to inform policy development A three-year, multi-partner project, Adaptation to climate change in Central Asia and China, supported by the Asian Development Bank, has helped identify policy options that could help smallholder [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/climate-change-adaptation-in-central-asia-and-china/feed/0Karnataka gears up to fight wildlife crimehttp://nonprofitblogs.info/karnataka-gears-up-to-fight-wildlife-crime/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:22:51 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=6ad8308a71d6eb6c7b38d842e2acacabKarnataka, India, 27 February 2012—Seventy one forests officials met last week to examine methods for Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement. The meeting, which took place over the weekend of 18-19th February at Anshi Tiger Reserve, Dandeli in Karnataka, was organized by Karnataka Forest Department with support from TRAFFIC India.

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]]>Karnataka, India, 27 February 2012—Seventy one forests officials met last week to examine methods for Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement. The meeting, which took place over the weekend of 18-19th February at Anshi Tiger Reserve, Dandeli in Karnataka, was organized by Karnataka Forest Department with support from TRAFFIC India. Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/karnataka-gears-up-to-fight-wildlife-crime/feed/0CURE in the News: Week of February 19, 2012http://nonprofitblogs.info/cure-in-the-news-week-of-february-19-2012/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:11:32 PSThttp://cure.org/?p=11033CURE Afghanistan

“Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky sends hats to CURE International in Afghanistan (PDF)” from Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky

“US adviser aids Afghan military hospital’s lab staff” from US Forces – Afghanistan

 

CURE International

“Farmville for do-gooders: The Wayne-based video game studio that’s making the world a better place” from Technically Philly

 

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]]>CURE Afghanistan“Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky sends hats to CURE International in Afghanistan (PDF)” from Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky“US adviser aids Afghan military hospital’s lab staff” from US Forces – Afghanistan CURE International“Farmville for do-gooders: The Wayne-based video game studio that’s making the world a better place” from Technically Philly  (...) Read the original [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/cure-in-the-news-week-of-february-19-2012/feed/0Outrage: UN rights council readies resolution praising Qaddafi regime’s human rights recordhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/outrage-un-rights-council-readies-resolution-praising-qaddafi-regime%e2%80%99s-human-rights-record/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:06:53 PSThttp://blog.unwatch.org/?p=1787qaddafiNGO urges EU, US, UN rights chief tooppose “fraudulent review” of Qaddafi abuses

GENEVA, February 27, 2012 — The independent UN Watch monitoring group, which initiated last year’s successful NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, today called on the US, the EU and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge council president Laura Dupuy Lasserre to cancel a planned resolution praising the Qaddafi regime’s human rights record, slated for adoption in the session that opens in Geneva today with foreign ministers attending from around the globe. (See countries’ praise of Qaddafi below.)

Despite the council’s own inquiry this year finding evidence of war crimes by the Qaddafi regime, the UN Human Rights Council, according to the agenda of its current session, is planning to “consider and adopt the final outcome of the review of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,” which lavishes praise on the disgraced regime. (...)

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]]>NGO urges EU, US, UN rights chief tooppose “fraudulent review” of Qaddafi abuses GENEVA, February 27, 2012 — The independent UN Watch monitoring group, which initiated last year’s successful NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, today called on the US, the EU and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/outrage-un-rights-council-readies-resolution-praising-qaddafi-regime%e2%80%99s-human-rights-record/feed/0Research priorities for West Asiahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/research-priorities-for-west-asia/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:55:19 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=12333rd West Asia Regional Program Meeting, Amman, Jordan, 3-4 January

Scientists and policy makers have developed a 2-year workplan for collaborative research in West Asia

Scientists and policy makers in West Asia have developed workplans for the next 2 years for the ongoing collaborative program facilitated by ICARDA. The plans were agreed upon at the Regional Program Meeting in Amman. The meeting also discussed the new ICARDA-led CGIAR Research Program on dryland systems, which will create greater demands on researchers, but also increase synergies with other centers worldwide. (...)

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]]>3rd West Asia Regional Program Meeting, Amman, Jordan, 3-4 January Scientists and policy makers have developed a 2-year workplan for collaborative research in West Asia Scientists and policy makers in West Asia have developed workplans for the next 2 years for the ongoing collaborative program facilitated by ICARDA. The plans were agreed upon at the [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/research-priorities-for-west-asia/feed/0Desertification Indicators (Goiogle / Wiley)http://nonprofitblogs.info/desertification-indicators-goiogle-wiley/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:36:42 PSThttp://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=28250Read the original article...

]]>Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119977759.ch3/summary Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice Anton Imeson1,2 Published Online: 21 FEB 2012 DOI: 10. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/desertification-indicators-goiogle-wiley/feed/0LET’S GO LAND-DEGRADATION NEUTRAL (Google / UNCCD)http://nonprofitblogs.info/let%e2%80%99s-go-land-degradation-neutral-google-unccd/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:33:27 PSThttp://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=28247Continue reading →

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]]>Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://uncsd.iisd.org/news/2012-world-day-to-combat-desertification-to-focus-on-land-degradation-neutrality/ 2012 World Day to Combat Desertification to Focus on Land Degradation Neutrality The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced the theme for the 2012 celebration of World … Continue reading → Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/let%e2%80%99s-go-land-degradation-neutral-google-unccd/feed/0Environment problems in the Arab world (Google / Oman Tribune)http://nonprofitblogs.info/environment-problems-in-the-arab-world-google-oman-tribune/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:30:25 PSThttp://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=28244Continue reading →

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]]>Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=112991&heading=Oman%3ESee Focus on environment problems in Arab world MUSCAT A seminar on environment problems in the Arab world began at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) under the patronage of HE Mohammed Bin Salim … Continue reading → Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/environment-problems-in-the-arab-world-google-oman-tribune/feed/0Richard Sanders, Science Writer/Editorhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/richard-sanders-science-writereditor/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:28:18 PSThttp://icardanews.wordpress.com/?p=1230

Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders has joined ICARDA as Science Writer/Editor. He is a highly experienced communications professional with specialist knowledge of agricultural, rural and environmental issues. For the last three years he has been a freelance writer for various organizations including Bioversity International, the Natural Environment Research Council in the UK, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements and FAO. Richard studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College, UK, and worked for the Ministry of Agriculture on pesticide safety and regulation and also as agriculture manager for a sunflower growing extension project in western Kenya before turning to writing and communications. (...)

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]]>Richard Sanders Richard Sanders has joined ICARDA as Science Writer/Editor. He is a highly experienced communications professional with specialist knowledge of agricultural, rural and environmental issues. For the last three years he has been a freelance writer for various organizations including Bioversity International, the Natural Environment Research Council in the UK, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/richard-sanders-science-writereditor/feed/0The threats of water shortages and desertification (Google / Gulfnews)http://nonprofitblogs.info/the-threats-of-water-shortages-and-desertification-google-gulfnews/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:27:12 PSThttp://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=28241Continue reading →

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]]>Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/oman-symposium-addresses-environmental-issues-in-region-1.986509 Oman symposium addresses environmental issues in region Latest report emphasises the need to minimise the threats of water shortages, desertification Muscat: Environmentalists have raised the need to minimise water shortages, desertification and pollution … Continue reading → Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/the-threats-of-water-shortages-and-desertification-google-gulfnews/feed/0Water saving tips (Green Prophet)http://nonprofitblogs.info/water-saving-tips-green-prophet/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:23:47 PSThttp://desertification.wordpress.com/?p=28238Continue reading →

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]]>Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/02/100-ways-to-conserve-water/ 100+ Ways to Conserve Water Tafline Laylin You don’t have to have a million-dollar set up to save water. Follow the links to 100+ simple water-saving tips. Sometimes we believe in short and sweet, and this … Continue reading → Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/water-saving-tips-green-prophet/feed/0What is Freedom? (4): Increasingly Demanding Types of Freedomhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/what-is-freedom-4-increasingly-demanding-types-of-freedom/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:11:32 PSThttp://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/?p=42697Freedom can be defined in different ways. Depending on the definition, it’s something that is more or less demanding. Definitions of freedom differ in the things that are required to make us free. Here’s an overview of a number of different definitions that you can find in the literature, from the least demanding to the most:

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]]>Freedom can be defined in different ways. Depending on the definition, it’s something that is more or less demanding. Definitions of freedom differ in the things that are required to make us free. Here’s an overview of a number of different definitions that you can find in the literature, from the least demanding to the [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/what-is-freedom-4-increasingly-demanding-types-of-freedom/feed/0Gender Discrimination in Food Security Billhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/gender-discrimination-in-food-security-bill/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:05:24 PSThttp://csrindia.org/blog/?p=3599Read the original article...

]]>By Sophie Hardefeldt, Intern – Gender Training Institute. Food insecurity and poverty are widespread issues in India and according to United Nations Data approximately 19% of the population suffers from under-nutrition. These issues are also highly gendered and women are more likely than men to experience food insecurity and poverty across all Indian states. The [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/gender-discrimination-in-food-security-bill/feed/0Does QR = Quick Response or Quite Ridiculous?http://nonprofitblogs.info/does-qr-quick-response-or-quite-ridiculous/nonprofitfeedspeterMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:51 PSThttp://givinginadigitalworld.org/?p=4899

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I first posted about the potential for QR Codes to be used by fundraisers back in early 2008 and, while it’s been some time coming, it’s been interesting to see how their use has started to take-off over the last year or so.

However, as explained by Scott Stratten in the fun video clip above, right now QR Codes seem to be coming-out like a rash in a range of places where they make very little if any sense.

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]]>. I first posted about the potential for QR Codes to be used by fundraisers back in early 2008 and, while it’s been some time coming, it’s been interesting to see how their use has started to take-off over the last year or so. However, as explained by Scott Stratten in the fun video clip [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/does-qr-quick-response-or-quite-ridiculous/feed/0Far-flung Fellows, the Perfect Ask, and an Oscar!http://nonprofitblogs.info/far-flung-fellows-the-perfect-ask-and-an-oscar/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:57:00 PSThttp://tedfellows.posterous.com/far-flung-fellows-the-perfect-ask-and-an-osca
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A ferry ride and a morning of windswept adventure on nearby Catalina Island today. Some Fellows strapped themselves into a Hummer and headed for the hills; others stepped into a glass-bottomed submarine to study schools of fish in a kelp forest. The bravest rode the zip-line, speeding downhill over the island's lush valleys in a harness.

Refreshed, 2012 Fellows spent the afternoon putting the spit and polish on tomorrow's talks, while Senior Fellows got the lowdown on "the Perfect Ask" – or how (maybe more importantly, how not) to approach potential investors for funding – in a workshop led by fundraising expert Jennifer McCrea and philanthropist and TED Fellow program supporter Ruth Ann Harnisch. 

"The session highlighted the fact that whether we're talking to funders or collaborators, we all have resources," said Senior Fellow Marcin Jakubowski. (...)

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]]>Gabriel Barcia-Colombo, Laurel Braitman, and Jean-Baptiste Michel await a ferry A ferry ride and a morning of windswept adventure on nearby Catalina Island today. Some Fellows strapped themselves into a Hummer and headed for the hills; others stepped into a glass-bottomed submarine to study schools of fish in a kelp forest. The bravest rode the [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/far-flung-fellows-the-perfect-ask-and-an-oscar/feed/0Political Prisoners Inside Ethiopia¹s Gulagshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/political-prisoners-inside-ethiopia%c2%b9s-gulags/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:44:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=949f440bccba0f17aa74f2e4496a364eRead the original article...

]]>BY ALEMAYHEU G MARIAM The Plight of Andualem Aragie and Other Political Prisoners in Ethiopia  The “Gulag” prison system in the old Soviet Union was infamous for warehousing and persecuting dissidents and opponetns. The gulags were used effectively to weed out and neutralize opposition to the Soviet state. They were the quintessential tools of  Soviet [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/political-prisoners-inside-ethiopia%c2%b9s-gulags/feed/0Hong Kong, China: Visual Presentation of Why Hongkongers are Unhappyhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/hong-kong-china-visual-presentation-of-why-hongkongers-are-unhappy/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:21:02 PSThttp://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=297055Jing Gao from Ministry of Tofu translated an InfoGraphics published by Southern Metropolis Weekly that seeks to visualize Hong Kong people discontent.

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]]>Jing Gao from Ministry of Tofu translated an InfoGraphics published by Southern Metropolis Weekly that seeks to visualize Hong Kong people discontent. Written by Oiwan Lam · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/hong-kong-china-visual-presentation-of-why-hongkongers-are-unhappy/feed/0Brainfood: Bison on the prairie, Tilapia breeding, AM on banana, Phenomics,Yam collection, Nopales, Arable florahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/brainfood-bison-on-the-prairie-tilapia-breeding-am-on-banana-phenomicsyam-collection-nopales-arable-flora/nonprofitfeedsNP1peterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:14:31 PSThttp://agro.biodiver.se/?p=20030

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]]>Can bison play a role in conserving habitat for endangered sandhills species in Canada? Maybe, hence the recommendation to re-introduce them. Incidentally, there are a few crop wild relatives on the list of threatened plants of Canada. (...) Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/brainfood-bison-on-the-prairie-tilapia-breeding-am-on-banana-phenomicsyam-collection-nopales-arable-flora/feed/0Madonna v Malawi; rebuilding Somalia; Rodrik loves nation states; everyone’s wrong on Europe; Economist wants more taxes (in China); results agenda(s); life on hold: links I likedhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/madonna-v-malawi-rebuilding-somalia-rodrik-loves-nation-states-everyone%e2%80%99s-wrong-on-europe-economist-wants-more-taxes-in-china-results-agendas-life-on-hold-links-i-liked/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:13:31 PSThttp://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8913‘I don’t understand how she can work like that. For someone to go to the papers and say, ‘I’m building schools’, without telling the government, I find it a strange way of working.’ Madonna reinvents parallel provision and bad aid in Malawi

Is it possible/desirable to try and build a nation state in Somalia? Got any better ideas? (...)

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]]>‘I don’t understand how she can work like that. For someone to go to the papers and say, ‘I’m building schools’, without telling the government, I find it a strange way of working.’ Madonna reinvents parallel provision and bad aid in Malawi Is it possible/desirable to try and build a nation state in Somalia? Got [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/madonna-v-malawi-rebuilding-somalia-rodrik-loves-nation-states-everyone%e2%80%99s-wrong-on-europe-economist-wants-more-taxes-in-china-results-agendas-life-on-hold-links-i-liked/feed/0China: Young Girl Burned & Disfigured By Son of Government Officialhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/china-young-girl-burned-disfigured-by-son-of-government-official/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 23:03:38 PSThttp://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=297051Fauna from ChinaSMACK translated some Weibo and forum posts about a brutal crime in Anhui, in which a young girl was burned and disfigured by the son of a local government official after she had rejected his love. [Warning: the link contains distressful photos.]

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]]>Fauna from ChinaSMACK translated some Weibo and forum posts about a brutal crime in Anhui, in which a young girl was burned and disfigured by the son of a local government official after she had rejected his love. [Warning: the link contains distressful photos.] Written by Oiwan Lam · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/china-young-girl-burned-disfigured-by-son-of-government-official/feed/0China: Capitalizing Social Networkhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/china-capitalizing-social-network/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 22:52:43 PSThttp://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=297048Jin Ge from China Bubble Watch reports on how star micro-bloggers capitalize their social network by merging their influence with e-commerce.

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]]>Jin Ge from China Bubble Watch reports on how star micro-bloggers capitalize their social network by merging their influence with e-commerce. Written by Oiwan Lam · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/china-capitalizing-social-network/feed/0Mobile Technologies, Crisis Mapping & Disaster Response: My Talk at #WMC12http://nonprofitblogs.info/mobile-technologies-crisis-mapping-disaster-response-my-talk-at-wmc12/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 22:45:03 PSThttp://irevolution.net/?p=7118Many thanks to GSMA for their kind invitation to speak at the 2012 World Mobile Congress (WMC12) in Barcelona, Spain. GSMA is formally launching its Disaster Response Program at WMC12 with an inaugural working group. “The Disaster Response programme seeks to understand how mobile operators can most effectively support each other and improve resilience among networks in disaster scenarios, and identify how the mobile industry can best help citizens and humanitarian organisations on the ground following a crisis.” Below is the presentation I plan to give.

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]]>Many thanks to GSMA for their kind invitation to speak at the 2012 World Mobile Congress (WMC12) in Barcelona, Spain. GSMA is formally launching its Disaster Response Program at WMC12 with an inaugural working group. “The Disaster Response programme seeks to understand how mobile operators can most effectively support each other and improve resilience among [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/mobile-technologies-crisis-mapping-disaster-response-my-talk-at-wmc12/feed/0Hong Kong: Scandals at the Eve of Chief Executive Selectionhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/hong-kong-scandals-at-the-eve-of-chief-executive-selection/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 22:44:22 PSThttp://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=297046Cyril Pereira from Asia Sentinel has an update of the latest development of the selection of Chief Executive (city mayor) in Hong Kong. All candidates picked up by the power bloc are tainted with corruption scandals.

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]]>Cyril Pereira from Asia Sentinel has an update of the latest development of the selection of Chief Executive (city mayor) in Hong Kong. All candidates picked up by the power bloc are tainted with corruption scandals. Written by Oiwan Lam · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/hong-kong-scandals-at-the-eve-of-chief-executive-selection/feed/0TED Fellows wins an Oscar!http://nonprofitblogs.info/ted-fellows-wins-an-oscar/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 22:43:13 PSThttp://blog.ted.com/?p=55368

Congratulations to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won an Oscar this evening for her short documentary Saving Face. Obaid-Chinoy accepted the award with co-director Daniel Junge. She may be the first person from Pakistan to win an Oscar — and she’s definitely the first of our TED Fellows to take home an Academy Award.

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]]>Congratulations to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won an Oscar this evening for her short documentary Saving Face. Obaid-Chinoy accepted the award with co-director Daniel Junge. She may be the first person from Pakistan to win an Oscar — and she’s definitely the first of our TED Fellows to take home an Academy Award. (...) Read the [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/ted-fellows-wins-an-oscar/feed/0Putting multifunctional landscapes into climate negotiationshttp://nonprofitblogs.info/putting-multifunctional-landscapes-into-climate-negotiations/nonprofitfeedsNP1peterSun, 26 Feb 2012 22:22:33 PSThttp://blog.worldagroforestry.org/?p=494

A multipurpose landscape with Faidherbia Albida trees and maize crops

Climate Change will have an impact on every person in the world. It is well documented that it will impact smallholder farmers the most because of the effect on their crops. On the other hand, the effects of climatic change on trees within landscapes are often not considered. However, a recently released book by World Agroforestry Centre scientists warn that climate change will have a much greater impact on the rural poor if climate debates remain focused on forests rather than on the role of trees within multifunctional landscapes. (...)

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]]>A multipurpose landscape with Faidherbia Albida trees and maize crops Climate Change will have an impact on every person in the world. It is well documented that it will impact smallholder farmers the most because of the effect on their crops. On the other hand, the effects of climatic change on trees within landscapes are [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/putting-multifunctional-landscapes-into-climate-negotiations/feed/0Job opportunity: Agricultural Innovation Scientist – CIMMYThttp://nonprofitblogs.info/job-opportunity-agricultural-innovation-scientist-%e2%80%93-cimmyt/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 21:51:01 PSThttp://vslp.org/?p=1069The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is looking for for an innovative, results-oriented scientist with excellent skills in agricultural innovation to facilitate technology adoption and maximize CIMMYT’s impact. The scientist will work as a member of CIMMYT’s Global Conservation Agriculture Program (CIMMYT-GCAP), and will play a key role in a large multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team. The selected scientist will work closely with CIMMYT’s research teams in the different regions where innovation approaches are implemented, and will partner with advanced research institutes, national research and extension programs, NGOs and private sector stakeholders. He/she will be responsible for reinforcing/evaluating and redesigning, if necessary, multi-stakeholder approaches for the co-development and increased adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America, East and Southern Africa, and South Asia.

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]]>The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is looking for for an innovative, results-oriented scientist with excellent skills in agricultural innovation to facilitate technology adoption and maximize CIMMYT’s impact. The scientist will work as a member of CIMMYT’s Global Conservation Agriculture Program (CIMMYT-GCAP), and will play a key role in a large multi-disciplinary and [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/job-opportunity-agricultural-innovation-scientist-%e2%80%93-cimmyt/feed/0Amazing "Back to the Roots of Jazz" show at Savanna Jazz Club in SFhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/amazing-back-to-the-roots-of-jazz-show-at-savanna-jazz-club-in-sf/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 21:45:01 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=1e85094e7e5ea03bb5a80c447d572620
By far the most impressive was a young musician from Senegal who played the cora, a 3,000 year-old string instrument. (...)

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]]>On Saturday we had a fabulous night at the Savana Jazz club in San Francisco, at their "Back to the Roots of Jazz" show. I had no idea what to expect, of the club or the show, but it completely surpassed all my expectations. The club itself is very small and intimate, a real 'hole [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/amazing-back-to-the-roots-of-jazz-show-at-savanna-jazz-club-in-sf/feed/0A new kind of philanthropy – Rural hundis bankroll emigration dreamhttp://nonprofitblogs.info/a-new-kind-of-philanthropy-%e2%80%93-rural-hundis-bankroll-emigration-dream/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 21:30:00 PSThttp://lab.tochange.me/nonprofitfeeds/?guid=378a2d0e8e828f79e96350f9491fe3d8 We came across a very interesting article in the Times of India on Jan 23, 2012 which we have reproduced below. So many times we hear about some rich industrialist or professional giving away crores of rupees or we read a lot about how little we give as a nation. We found this to be a powerful example of giving even if it was giving amongst the community. Giving indeed starts with feeling of "family" and the family always extends gradually- from self to direct, then relatives, then "kinsmen" and then state & eventually nation. The idea that a donor will give to anyone without any relationship is difficult and rarely practised except in Europe. (...)

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]]>We came across a very interesting article in the Times of India on Jan 23, 2012 which we have reproduced below. So many times we hear about some rich industrialist or professional giving away crores of rupees or we read a lot about how little we give as a nation. We found this to be [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/a-new-kind-of-philanthropy-%e2%80%93-rural-hundis-bankroll-emigration-dream/feed/0Peacekeeping the Gamehttp://nonprofitblogs.info/peacekeeping-the-game/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 21:03:55 PSThttp://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=3257Peacekeeping the Game is  a relatively simple 3-4 player boardgame developed by Michael Goon (Yeshiva University) that explores the challenge of long-term peace building in fragile and conflict-affected countries:

Political science students face the difficult challenge of understanding the obstacles to resolving intrastate conflict. Often, instructors will use negotiation-based role-playing simulations to model arduous discussions between the warring groups and intervening parties. However, the long-term challenges of directing peacebuilding and ensuring security are equally important parts of intrastate conflict resolution that remain unaddressed in current simulations. The design of simulations with board-game-like rules for teaching about intrastate conflict has also been unexplored. (...)

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]]>Peacekeeping the Game is  a relatively simple 3-4 player boardgame developed by Michael Goon (Yeshiva University) that explores the challenge of long-term peace building in fragile and conflict-affected countries: Political science students face the difficult challenge of understanding the obstacles to resolving intrastate conflict. Often, instructors will use negotiation-based role-playing simulations to model arduous discussions between [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/peacekeeping-the-game/feed/0Ethiopia mendorong ekonomi hijau menjelang Rio+20 – hutan memegang peran utamahttp://nonprofitblogs.info/ethiopia-mendorong-ekonomi-hijau-menjelang-rio20-%e2%80%93-hutan-memegang-peran-utama/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 20:11:09 PSThttp://blog.cifor.org/?p=7605

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (27 Februari, 2012)_Ekonomi hijau yang mengedepankan konservasi hutan untuk mendorong pembangunan di salah satu negara termiskin Afrika menjadi inti inisiatif terbaru yang diluncurkan pemerintah Ethiopia menjelang perundingan Rio+20.

“Kehutanan adalah pilar sentral strategi sehingga perencanaannya pasti akan memberi pengaruh penting dan positif bagi hutan dan agroforestri,” kata Habtemariam Kassa, peneliti CIFOR yang berbasis di Ethiopia. (...)

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]]>Foto milik Trees For The Future/flickr. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (27 Februari, 2012)_Ekonomi hijau yang mengedepankan konservasi hutan untuk mendorong pembangunan di salah satu negara termiskin Afrika menjadi inti inisiatif terbaru yang diluncurkan pemerintah Ethiopia menjelang perundingan Rio+20. “Kehutanan adalah pilar sentral strategi sehingga perencanaannya pasti akan memberi pengaruh penting dan positif bagi hutan dan agroforestri,” [...]http://nonprofitblogs.info/ethiopia-mendorong-ekonomi-hijau-menjelang-rio20-%e2%80%93-hutan-memegang-peran-utama/feed/0Explore images from TED2012 on Pinteresthttp://nonprofitblogs.info/explore-images-from-ted2012-on-pinterest/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 19:37:33 PSThttp://blog.ted.com/?p=55365

Look for great photos of TED2012 on our Pinterest boards — starting with Backstage at TED …


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]]>Look for great photos of TED2012 on our Pinterest boards — starting with Backstage at TED … Read the original article...http://nonprofitblogs.info/explore-images-from-ted2012-on-pinterest/feed/0Marriott Recognized as "Top 50 Company for Women" by National Association for Female Executives; TD Bank Foundation Donates $100K to Feed Needy Floridians – CSR Minute for February 21, 2012.http://nonprofitblogs.info/marriott-recognized-as-top-50-company-for-women-by-national-association-for-female-executives-td-bank-foundation-donates-100k-to-feed-needy-floridians-%e2%80%93-csr-minute-for-february-2/nonprofitfeedspeterSun, 26 Feb 2012 19:24:20 PSThttp://www.justmeans.com/press-releases/Marriott-Recognized-as--quot-Top-50-Company-for-Women-quot--by-National-Association-for-Female-Executives--TD-Bank-Foundation-Donates--100K-to-Feed-Needy-Floridians---CSR-Minute-for-February-21--2012-/8090.html Marriott has been recognized by the National Association for Female Executives as one of the Top 50 Companies for Women in 2012. Marriot ranked in the top 15 on this list, which highlights organizations with policies and practices that encourage the advancement of women. Marriott's Global Diversity and Inclusion Council, which oversees women's development and advancement in revenue-generating and global leadership roles, and its Women's Leadership Development Initiative have resulted in many hig Read Full Press Release

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