Seed money – Boston Globe
That’s the belief of a new Cambridge-based nonprofit that wants to make microlending, a loan system for people in developing countries, a classroom staple for students in Boston and beyond. Through an educational program called Small Change, Big

Myanmar Cyclone Survivors Wait in Camps for Food, Aid (Update1) – Bloomberg
May 12 (Bloomberg) — Survivors of the tropical cyclone that swept across Myanmar nine days ago gathered in camps to wait for emergency supplies, as international aid began reaching the worst-affected areas. “People are literally still trying to

Visionaries bask in Hippodrome glow – Baltimore Sun
The curtain goes up Tuesday night at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in downtown Baltimore. While the 2,286 guests on hand for the opening night gala premiere of the mega-Tony Award-winning musical The Producers

How non-profits are using social networking to raise money and – Chicago Tribune
Online social networks used to be just gathering places for friends and long-lost acquaintances. Then the marketers arrived, followed by politicians and job recruiters, all looking to tap into a growing mass of young people who are spending much of

Relief work in progress in Myanmar after cyclone – Xinhua News Agency
YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) — A total of 9,330 cyclone victims have been accommodated in 32 relief camps opened in three areas for homeless survivors in southwestern Ayeyawaddy division severely hit by cyclone Nargis on May 2 and 3, official newspaper