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Contests and fellowships, from entrepreneurship to design
Image by GlobalX, who helped review Echoing Green applications in 2007 (Flickr/Creative Commons) Need funding and mentors to get your social change project off the ground? Here’s a handful of contests...
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Fighting, failure, and forgiveness: One Pakistani activist’s story
Inspired by the honor killing of her good friend when she was 16 years old, Pakistani activist Khalida Brohi set out to challenge this practice in her village through several campaigns over the years....
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Want to get more women in tech? Let Code Scouts guide you
Want to learn how to make websites, apps, and more but don’t know where to start? Code Scouts in Portland, Oregon can help. This post originally appeared on good.is, a global community of people who...
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Beyond nonprofit jobs: How an Idealist plays matchmaker to help women leaders
Photo credit: Peshkova, Shutterstock.com Twice a year, women leaders from Kosovo travel to Washington, D.C. to shadow folks at nonprofits, think tanks, media organizations, and more. They do this for...
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Do we miscast rural communities as places to leave behind?
Rural communities are often portrayed in the media as unfortunate starting places—restrictive, provincial hometowns that promising individuals must escape in order to reach their full potential. But...
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How a female-focused bike shop is shifting gears
Leah Benson behind the counter at her new shop. In the new Gladys Bikes shop on North Williams Avenue in Portland, Oregon, there’s a sign on the mirror next to the rain gear and helmets. It says “you...
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Idealist Gratitude: What Becky and Joshua are grateful for this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, we asked our fellow Idealist staff members to reflect on a person or organization they’re grateful for. We’re posting their stories this week. We’d love to hear what’s stuffing you...
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The Reconstructionists: A yearlong celebration of amazing women
As 2013 draws to a close, we’re taking some time to pay homage to Idealists who’ve made a commitment to doing good across 365 days. — Portrait of Maya Angelou by Lisa Congdon The portrait of Maya...
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Help Maha and Hikmat give secondhand clothes more sparkle
Happy January! Welcome to Clean Start week. An ongoing experiment: can our community’s collective brainpower help an idea become reality? By teaching sewing skills to women like this participant in...
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Awesome photographer shoots grandmas in band t-shirts; blows the doors off...
This week on Idealists in Action, we’re exploring the concept of Home. Photography by Jay Hynes Jay Hynes didn’t set out to prove that grannies rock, but he definitely did. By photographing grandmas in...
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Celebrate International Women’s Day by joining the new Idealist network
Here at Idealist, we couldn’t be more pumped that the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Inspiring Change.” With the launch of our new network in just a few days, Idealist is inspiring...
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Contests and fellowships, from entrepreneurship to design
Image by GlobalX, who helped review Echoing Green applications in 2007 (Flickr/Creative Commons) Need funding and mentors to get your social change project off the ground? Here’s a handful of contests...
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