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by Simone Alexander
The TED Fellows Program - an international fellowship bringing entrepreneurs into the TED community - is looking for 20 young innovators to be a part of their 2011 TEDGlobal Fellows class.  So what exactly is the TED Fellowship?  The TED Fellows...
by Ray Chambers, Mark Green and John Bridgeland
This post was originally published on The East African. Guest bloggers Ray Chambers is the United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria; Mark Green was U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania and currently is Director of the Malaria No More Policy Center in...
by Jean Case
"So, what do we do next?" According to reports, that is the response Bill Gates offered upon learning that the Gates Foundation's $700 million polio effort had fallen short of stopping the disease from spreading throughout Africa. Indeed, instead of...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
We've all heard the statistic: Every thirty seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa. It's not just a statistic. It's very real. But, it does not have to be so, because malaria is a completely preventable and treatable disease. This is why the...
by Monica Ellis
Guest blogger Monica Ellis is the CEO of Global Water Challenge, a coalition of 24 leading organizations in the water and sanitation sector committed to achieving its collective vision of universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation. In...
by Dan Morrison
Dan Morrison is CEO and founder of Citizen Effect. Learn more about Dan and Citizen Effect at the bottom of the post. We are seeing a sea change in philanthropy. Traditionally, philanthropy and international development was left to the big guys -...
by Elyse Berkowitz
Guest blogger Elyse Berkowitz is an intern with the Case Foundation. Walt Disney famously said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” In communities around the world, social innovators and entrepreneurs are doing just that—dreaming big and...
by Lisa McCandless
Guest blogger Lisa McCandless is the program coordinator for PlayPumps International, a Case Foundation partner organization. Did you know that March 22nd is World Water Day?  Don’t worry, a few years ago I didn’t either. I was living in northern...
by Kristin Ivie
In celebration of Women's History Month, I wanted to highlight one of my favorite women’s organizations – Women for Women International. Zainab Salbi was kind enough to share her thoughts on the organization’s history, what’s in store for their...
by Jean Case
While America's current economic crisis is causing companies to rethink nearly every aspect of their operations – including giving and philanthropy, some may find it unfortunate timing that we mark today as International Corporate Philanthropy Day....