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Meet the Pet Organization Leading the Largest No-Kill City in the Nation

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Say hello to Austin Pets Alive. APA is not your typical shelter setting, their innovative programs save more than 6,000 animals from euthanasia annually, keeping Austin,TX no-kill since 2011! The programs implemented have led to a measurable impact on the community’s save rate – and Austin’s status as the largest No-Kill City in the Nation!   Before…
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Meet the Organization Spreading the Education of Entrepreneurship Throughout Austin

person Grant Trahant
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  Meet Team Austin, a non-profit organization, developing Austin’s entrepreneurial community through education, networking, and social impact. In 2012, Team Austin started off with a few people who loved networking. They soon found it beneficial, not only for themselves and their companies, but rewarding to bring value to others in the Austin community. The team decided…
The Instagrammer Using Her Influence to Inspire People

Meet The Instagrammer Using Her Influence to Inspire People to Leave a Legacy of Impact

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  Meet Lorena Alexandra Gomez, a cancer survivor, Instagrammer, and native Puerto Rican, using her influence to support her country and the kids who will become its future. As a Puerto Rican Lorena is on a mission to leave a legacy behind to other natives in difficult circumstances. Lorena’s support for the Fundación Hogar Niñito…
The mission of Conejos Clean Water

This Inspiring Educator Is Empowering The Colorado Community Around Environmental And Economic Issues

person Stephen Garten
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  The mission of Conejos Clean Water is to build public awareness and encourage advocacy and education around environmental, social, economic, and food justice issues in the Conejos Land Grant Region. Conejos Clean Water (CCW) operates under the basic premise that water is our life source; therefore, protecting the water and fostering a healthy environment promotes…
Christian Center of Park City

This Humanitarian Community Center Helps Improve Lives Through Providing A Bundle Of Resources

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Meet Christian Center of Park City(CCPC), a humanitarian community resource center that helps improve the lives of people and communities through meeting immediate and basic needs, serving as a leading networker of community resources, offering counseling and care support, and by giving hope to those we serve. Focusing primarily on the population centers of Summit and Wasatch Counties,…
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How Guidestar Is Increasing Charitable Giving Through Trust & Transparency

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  Guidestar’s mission is to revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.   GuideStar rigorously gathers information about every single IRS-registered nonprofit organization. They then provide as much information as possible about each nonprofit’s mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, governance, and so much…

GiveDirectly Plans To Innovate The Way People Living In Extreme Poverty Receive Donations

person Stephen Garten
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The GiveDirectly vision is very simple. Aim to reshape international giving by making direct transfers to those living in extreme poverty(living on less than a dollar a day). Traditional ways of giving internationally gave become more and more complex. Donors typically give to international NGOs that manage money, fundraise, and implement programs through partner organizations abroad…
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