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WORLD NEWS
Facebook's Fear Machine: How The Social Network Enables Racist News
By
Jürgen Klöckner
Hate-based news is spreading throughout the social networking site at an ever-increasing rate.
TECHNOLOGY
Oculus Touch Just Launched. Here Are The Standout Titles.
By
Jesse Damiani
, Contributor
Series Editor, Best American Experimental Writing
IMPACT
Beyond #GivingTuesday: We Can't Help Everyone. But Everyone Can Help Someone.
By
Tanya Glanville-Wallis
, Contributor
Director of PR & Communications, All Hands Volunteers
IMPACT
Beyond #Giving Tuesday: Amplify the Voices of the Poor
By
Catholic Relief Services
, Contributor
The official humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in ...
IMPACT
Beyond #GivingTuesday: Supporting Long-Term Relief Efforts
By
Patricia McIlreavy
, Contributor
Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, InterAction
CRIME
Can Empathy Improve Policing?
By
Greater Good Science Center
, Contributor
Based at the University of California, Berkeley
IMPACT
Embracing a Legacy of Foreign Policy Leadership
By
Samuel A. Worthington
, Contributor
CEO, InterAction
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Identity In A Hall Of Mirrors
By
Jane Simon, M.D.
, Contributor
Writes a weekly blog, www.drsimonsays.blogspot.com
To the extent that we are mirrored, encouraged and acknowledged for our achievements and our creative pursuits, we are unified within ourselves. To the degree that we are perceived through a distorted mirror, we are torn asunder and may search for approval at a cost to our real self and creativity.
IMPACT
American Support For Humanitarian Assistance Reflected In $1.2 Billion Pledge
By
Samuel A. Worthington
, Contributor
CEO, InterAction
On Sept. 15, InterAction announced that 31 of its member NGOs had pledged to collectively invest over $1.2 billion in private resources on global humanitarian assistance efforts over the next three years.
IMPACT
Civil Society Engagement at the G7 - Why it Matters
By
John Ruthrauff
and
Christina Hoenow
, Contributors
Do you have info to share with HuffPost reporters?
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HUFFPOST HOME
Advocates for Besieged Children Say Collaboration Is Essential
By
Barbara Crossette
, Contributor
Contributing editor, PassBlue.com;columnist. India Abroad; UN ...
WOMEN
Friend Or Associate
By
Sophia Williams-Baugh
, Contributor
Writer, Reader, Entrepreneur, Author, Singer
BUSINESS
The Plugged-in Paradox: Why Always Being Connected Makes It Harder to Connect
By
Alison A. Quirk
, Contributor
Executive Vice President, State Street Corporation
Take a moment to look around the next time you're in a meeting, at a social event, waiting in line or walking down the street. You'll likely find yourself surrounded by people staring at a smartphone or other digital device. Chances are you'll join them. What's going on here?
IMPACT
The Post-2015 Agenda: A Global Call to Increase Civil Society Space
By
Lindsay Coates
, Contributor
President, InterAction
Over the past 15 years, our thinking has shifted - the role of local agency and self-determination has become central to the policy discussion, though I would argue it has always been central to how humans make progress.
TECHNOLOGY
Technology's Adverse Effect on Romantic Relationships
By
Steven Petite
, Contributor
Freelance Writer
The more we mistreat people online, the more disconnected we become with our fellow humans. We often times use technology as a crutch to mask our own insecurities, but by playing into that idea, we create even more insecurities for others.
COLLEGE
Is Hand-Held Literacy Enough?
By
Dr. Scott D. Miller
, Contributor
President, Virginia Wesleyan College
One of the hot topics in higher education today is having students BYOD (what some call "bring your own device") into the classroom, and integrating that personal technology with learning. As you would expect, such a topic inspires controversy--and emotion.
IMPACT
We Can and Will Eliminate Violence Against Women
By
Christine Hart
, Contributor
Policy and Government Affairs Senior Manager, Women Thrive Wor...
We don't always talk about gender-based violence in our conversations with family and friends, but it is pervasive in every culture and in every country on earth.
IMPACT
What Do You Get a Dying Person for Christmas?
By
Cathy Herholdt
, Contributor
Communications Officer, World Concern
Every year, Reneé Smith's family draws names for their Christmas gift exchange. It just so happened that in 2012, it was Reneé's turn to buy a gift for her sister-in-law Patti.
IMPACT
A Tradition Worth Feeding
By
Samuel A. Worthington
, Contributor
CEO, InterAction
This Thanksgiving as I look forward to enjoying a meal with friends and family, I remember a very different meal that I shared years ago with a young girl named Nalini.
IMPACT
Walking With Zahefa: A Journey to Share the Gift of Water
By
Christina Tobias-Nahi
, Contributor
Director of Public Affairs & Institutional Funding, Islamic Re...
Whatever we are doing, we are deeply committed to providing people of all faiths with the tools to lift themselves out of poverty and build a more just world.
IMPACT
Ebola's Forgotten Victims
By
Adam Huebner
, Contributor
Health and Rehabilitation Coordinator, Handicap International
The world's largest "minority group," people with disabilities are often marginalized and extremely vulnerable due to the barriers placed around them by institutions, their physical environment, and community attitudes and beliefs.
IMPACT
Dispelling the Myth: An Evolving Relationship Between NGOs and Private Businesses
By
Samuel A. Worthington
, Contributor
CEO, InterAction
GOOD NEWS
This Video Is Proof That No Emoji Can Beat Talking Face To Face IRL
By
Alena Hall
IMPACT
Ebola -- A Fragile Health Care System's Ripple Effects
By
Samuel A. Worthington
, Contributor
CEO, InterAction
The health care systems in the countries most affected by the virus -- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea -- have collapsed. Even before the Ebola outbreak, these countries had very low doctor-to-patient ratios; Liberia had one doctor for every 100,000 people prior to the outbreak.
IMPACT
The Gift of American Engagement and Global Generosity
By
Dianne Sherman
, Contributor
Vice President of Communications, InterAction
Americans should feel good about our generosity and our joint successes. We are compassionate people, helping support millions of people whether here at home or in distant places we will never know or visit.
IMPACT
The Gift That Can't Be Gift Wrapped
By
Ernest Randriarimalala
, Contributor
Communications Support Officer, WaterAid
Never could I have imagined the huge differences between life in Madagascar and life in England. In the same way that I never really thought twice about
not
having clean water and a toilet while growing up; people in London don't think twice about having it. That is just the way it is. Imagine, though, if poor communities had that same gift, that same opportunity!
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