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Donor-Advised Funds
“I choose to give through a donor advised fund because it helps keep all my donations organized and makes it easy to file my taxes. It’s easy for me, and…
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RMDs & QCDs: The Win-Win of Gifting from a Retirement Account
If you’re over 73, you have a special opportunity to turn a tax obligation into a lasting gift. If you are in this age range and have a traditional IRA…
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Legacy Gifts:
In the United States, every year donors who had passed away give billions more than corporations. It often feels like corporations have all the money, but when it comes to…
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Reviving Ancient Water Systems
“Cascades give me hope for the future. A single tank is a breathtaking infrastructure that provides for the ecosystem. In the past, there was a tank for elephants and birds…
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Meters that Matter
Without community acceptance, even the most helpful or modern technology cannot succeed. In La Orejuela, local leadership redefined household water meters, turning them into a mechanism that strengthens equity and…
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Thinking Outside Municipal Boundaries
When resources are limited, innovation becomes essential. Valle de Ángeles and a neighboring community demonstrated this with a creative source swap for clean drinking water. In the hills of Honduras’…
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Rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility
In a farming village tucked into Nicaragua’s dry corridor, 100 families are building their own access to clean, reliable drinking water, supported by our partnership with PS&S, a mid-sized engineering…
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A River and A Vision
By Geo Corneby, Asia Program Director, Green Empowerment In 2022, during my first year with Green Empowerment, I joined our long-time partner SIBAT for a Community-Based Renewable Energy Systems (CBRES)…
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Integrando la Equidad de Género en la Gestión del Agua
Por Paola Moreno Bermúdez, Coordinadora del Programa en Colombia y Líder del Proyecto de Equidad de Género e Inclusión Social (GESI), Green Empowerment En muchas comunidades rurales, las mujeres y…
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