Search For Mission » poverty http://searchformission.com We Search for Mission, and Our Mission is to Search Mon, 17 May 2010 02:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Use Youtube Video to aid your Non-Profits http://searchformission.com/static/use-youtube-video-to-aid-your-non-profits http://searchformission.com/static/use-youtube-video-to-aid-your-non-profits#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:42:53 +0000 admin http://searchformission.com/?p=121 NTEN recently has a good webinar using readytalk entitled Activating Your YouTube Audience: Recording and links that can get you started.

Ramya Raghavan, a nonprofits & activism manager of YouTube, made that presentation with NTEN to show the recent developments of YouTube and how you can use YouTube to aid your organization.

Check out the article “A Billion YouTube Views Can Feed A Billion” on HuffingtonPost to learn how this tool has been used to serve nonprofits.

And another article at Mashable shows how you can further use YouTube: 5 Ways Non-Profits Can Increase Engagement With YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSBW0BOPqM

]]> http://searchformission.com/static/use-youtube-video-to-aid-your-non-profits/feed 0 The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination http://searchformission.com/static/the-fringe-benefits-of-failure-and-the-importance-of-imagination http://searchformission.com/static/the-fringe-benefits-of-failure-and-the-importance-of-imagination#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:53:12 +0000 admin http://searchformission.com/?p=104 Want some hear some inspirational talk? Well, J.K. Rowling, the author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, will not fail you in her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association in June of 2008.

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

The full text is available at Harvard Magazine’s website.

I first saw this talk at TED’s website. Follow what people have to say here also.

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Today, while searching for a water filter system, I came across FreePoverty.com
Just like FreeRice.com, you can test your knowledge and help others at the same time.

Here is what they have to say about the history of poverty:
“Every day, at least 30,000 people around the world die from poverty; most of whom are under five years of age. They die because they are undernourished, and do not have enough food or water to survive. More than 800 million people go hungry every day. This is 13% of the world population. How can you help? By playing this game on FreePoverty.com, each answer you get correct, 10 cups of water will be donated. Somewhere in the world, someone will receive it. And it will make a difference to their day.”

For less than 3 minutes, I donated 48 cups of water and reviewed my geography at the same time! What a win-win situation. Why don’t you give it a try? Be the change you want the world to be.

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