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  • Saving Africa's wildlife

    May 18, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Malawi

    Africa's wildlife have made headlines time and time again, as species find their way closer to extinction. There are some pockets of the continent, however that have provide refuge for species and allowed them to not just populate, but thrive. Recognizing this, a group known as African Parks found a way to use these growing populations to repopulate other areas of the continent by transporting animals to newly protected areas.

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  • As US cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a fund at Ramadan to pay it

    May 16, 2018 |

    Religion News Service |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Islamic organizations focused on prison reform are asking the observant to make their zakat—a charitable donation made during Ramadan—go towards helping to pay the bail of an incarcerated Muslims. Through this push, these organizations are also raising awareness about the impact of cash bail and inequities in the prison system.

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  • The only scheme proven to end poverty – but too bespoke to scale?

    May 16, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An intensive, long-term approach to solving poverty, piloted by an NGO in Bangladesh, has shown serious promise since its start in 2002. However, as the program is piloted in countries across the world, questions about how to emulate results while keeping costs down have kept the program from being effectively scaled.

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  • The shopping centre where the currency is hope

    May 09, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Newcastle-under-Lyme

    York Place is one of a growing number of shopping centers that are closing down as trends like online retail and changing consumer habits mean fewer people going to shopping malls. But York Place is doing things differently: the shopping center’s main tenant is the YMCA, which sells crafts by local artists. The local cafe is a social enterprise, and residents can earn “CounterCoins,” essentially rewards points, for volunteering. A UK-based professor said, “It’s no ordinary shopping center. It’s a laboratory.”

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  • These Citywide Behavioral Science Experiments Are Paying Off

    May 08, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Ideas42, a nonprofit behavioral design firm, has advised cities such as New York and Chicago on creative ways to use behavioral design to improve the quality of city life. From helping students sign up for financial aid to decreasing traffic after a sporting event, these creative design tweaks are inexpensive and have clear benefits. If the cities can continue to improve their design successes, other cities will soon follow their lead.

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  • Cities are crowdfunding more. But is it fair to ask the people to pay?

    May 08, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Brighton and Hove

    Governments in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere use crowdfunded donations to restore historic areas and fund new developments. The approach can build democratic participation and community cohesion while plugging budgetary holes from falling tax revenue.

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  • Coal miners being taught HTML coding as a second career

    May 07, 2018 |

    ABC News (American Broadcasting Company) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Mined Minds, a nonprofit founded in 2015, is providing training and job connections for former coal miners in West Virginia and Kentucky who are now out of work. Take seventh-generation coal miner Billy Buzzard. He underwent the free 30 week boot camp and is now doing remote coding work for an organization in Seattle.

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  • #MeToo sex scandals spur interest in standards for the aid sector

    May 02, 2018 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    There is no international watchdog monitoring the estimated 450,000 humanitarian aid workers operating worldwide. After sex-for-aid abuses in West Africa became high-profile news in 2002, initiatives were established to regulate the sector. But without third-party enforcement, these initiatives continue to rely on the voluntary buy-in of NGOs and IOs, allowing sexual abuse and other malpractice to continue.

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  • In Somalia, Educational Quality Starts with Teachers

    May 01, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Somalia, Mogadishu

    Primary and secondary schools are being trained in Somalia through a $33 million frund from the Global Campaign for Education. “The training is providing crucial qualifications and training, giving educators a chance to share their experience with new teachers, and helping Somalia develop uniform rules and regulations for the teaching profession throughout the country.”

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  • The rise of the mega-donors

    April 27, 2018 |

    Devex |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Ultra high net worth individuals are giving money to philanthropic causes in new ways. The international development community can engage these potential donors by approaching them as partners, using data to demonstrate impact, and drawing on the donors’ personal experiences.

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