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Fundraising 101

Posted by Elisa | Jan 29, 2012 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Poverty, United States, Ways to Make a Difference |

Fundraising Can Be Hard Fundraising is a little like pulling teeth. Unless you are selling Girl Scout Cookies. But even then, we can all only eat so many Thin Mints. When I was a kid, I was good at fundraising. I would find...

Action: Little Black Dress Pt.2 (The How)

Posted by Elisa | Jan 16, 2012 | Fair Trade Products, Ways to Make a Difference |

Last week I posted on the new action I will be trying out for you in February. Afterwords I will review it, describing every gory detail. Although I know you like me to go first, I am hoping we can grow our influence by having...

Action: Little Black Dress

Posted by Elisa | Jan 9, 2012 | Fair Trade Products, Good Charities, Poverty, Ways to Make a Difference |

I’m getting excited. I always get excited when I am anticipating something I don’t want to do, but have finally embraced I am going to do anyway. AND, even better, I’m hoping I don’t have to do it alone, that I will be able to...

Book Review: More Than Rice

Posted by Elisa | Dec 31, 2011 | Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Women's Empowerment |

Book Review More Than Rice: A Journey Through the Underworld of Human Trafficking is written by Pamela Kennedy Chestnut. It was released in September of 2010 and has 189 pages. It is a novel about a seventeen year-old girl,...