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Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Radley Balko	Free at Last The 200th person wrongfully convicted of a crime has been exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project, an organization founded by attorneys Barry Sheck and Peter Neufeld at Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law in 1992.
IDB America August 2007 Paul Constance	A Biodiesel Odyssey To help raise awareness of the benefits of biofuels, the IDB sponsors the Greaseball Challenge -- a 4,500-mile car trip from Washington to Costa Rica fueled, in part, by kitchen grease.
Energize September 2007 Susan J. Ellis	Volunteering We See but Don't Recognize Not Owning a Car... Taking Care of Other People's Children... I Love a Parade... Why Does this Matter?...
Geotimes September 2007	Down to Earth With...Seismologist Brian Tucker An interview with the seismologist about his nonprofit organization GeoHazards, which seeks to help reduce or prevent destruction from natural hazards in developing countries.
Smithsonian September 2007 Joshua Hammer	Undaunted First Rory Stewart walked the breadth of Afghanistan. Then he took up a real challenge: restoring traditional architecture in Kabul. When Stewart is not overseeing his foundation, he is on the road wooing skeptics.
AFP eWire August 27, 2007	Finding the Right Match: Nonprofit Board Speed Dating Speed dating isn't just for the romantically inclined anymore. Nonprofits can now use a similar service to find the right board members for their organizations.
AFP eWire August 20, 2007	New Charitable Regulations Not High Priority for Finance Chair Senator Baucus indicated his support for extending the IRA Rollover provision, but was less enthusiastic about extending the provision to different types of groups and increasing the amount donors can give.
AFP eWire August 20, 2007	Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active."
AFP eWire August 20, 2007	Google Earth Outreach Offered to Nonprofits Several charities have already employed Google Earth in their marketing and education efforts.
This Old House August 2007 Eboni Munn	Women Build Since its start in 1991, thousands of teams of women have built houses as part of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program. The most recent projects, in Brooklyn's tough Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, are unique in that they are "green buildings."
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