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Young Professionals in Foreign Policy

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy's mission is to foster the next generation of foreign policy leaders by providing young professionals with the knowledge, skills, exposure and relationships to tackle critical global challenges over the course of their careers. Founded in 2004, YPFP has grown to more than 5,000 members worldwide, with branches in Brussels, London, New York and Washington. For more information, visit www.ypfp.org.

Network Leader: Rosanne Ferruggia

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Mehul Kar I'm looking for some research showing how many people say they WANT to donate/volunteer/make a difference towards global poverty, and how many ACTUALLY take action. Any help??

72 weeks ago from Creatively Inspired, International Humanitarian Assistance, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Non-Profit Management and Nonprofiteers 3 more

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Mehul Kar: I'll look all these soon. Thank you for your responses. If you come across any articles, please forward them on!
72 weeks ago

: You can get charity stats from charity navigator, and probably from other charity evaluators, but you'd will not find any comparable's as to how ...MoreYou can get charity stats from charity navigator, and probably from other charity evaluators, but you'd will not find any comparable's as to how many people say they want to fight poverty. You will find only how many people actually give to certain poverty fighting charities, and even at that it would not necessarily be accurate, as much poverty fighting comes from organizations that are not necessary touted as fighting poverty organizations but as start up support to sustainable businesses and so on.

"good intentions is not enough" is a great blog if you are looking for a place to start, also "find what works"

http://findwhatworks.wordpress.com/
http://goodintents.org/

72 weeks ago

Rosanne Ferruggia Interesting read on the differing opinions on the political power of social media. Team Gladwell or Team Shirky? http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2011/01/12/Social-media-fistycuffs.aspx

71 weeks ago from Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Bloggers

Nick Messina Announcing OPERATION CV, an amazing initiative where YPFP volunteers partner up with veterans to assist with resume reviews, job searches, networking, transition assistance and etc. Sign up here and spread the word! http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/ypfp.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDl2S3N...

77 weeks ago from Young Professionals in Foreign Policy

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Rosanne Ferruggia http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2010/11/17/linkedins-secret-anti-face... What do you all think? Are we going to continue segregating our personal and professional lives throughout our careers, or start to blend them together?

79 weeks ago from Young Professionals in Foreign Policy