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Latest Stories

Leveraging Partnerships, Increasing Impact

Lisa Nash talks to WASHFunders.org about collaborative partnerships and the H2O+ Uganda initiative. Read More

Blue Planet Network members use Technology to Increase Project Impact

John Anner of the East Meets West Foundation, highlights how Blue Planet Network's technology platform and online collaborative network solves barriers to growth and scales impact. Read More

Unlocking WASH Knowledge

What if there was a way for the WASH sector to unlock the hidden knowledge of sustainable safe drinking water and sanitation programs? Read More

Blue Planet Network CEO Honored

Lisa D. Nash receives 2012 Silicon Valley 100 Women of Influence Award. Read More

Blue Planet Network Successfully Pilots SMS-based Reporting

SMS texting is today’s most widely used mobile data service, especially in some of the most rural and marginalized communities around the world. SMS traffic reached 7.8 trillion messages in 2011 globally. As text messaging has grown ubiquitous, so too has its potential as a simple, inexpensive way for NGOs to reach rural communities and address the global water crisis.

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Press Releases & Newsletters


Happy Mother's Day to Our Water Hero, Hongpei!

This Mother's Day, Blue Planet Network celebrates Hongpei for empowering her 15-year-old son, Harrison, to help hundreds of people with clean drinking water.
May '13 Read Newsletter

Blue Planet Network Joins Forces with LeanIn

Sheryl Sandberg's new non-profit foundation LeanIin, dedicated to
supporting women "leaning in" to their professional ambitions,
partners with Blue Planet Network to help showcase the stories of
women around the globe.
March '13 View PDF

You Helped Us Do This

A look back on Blue Planet Network accomplishments from 2012.
Feb '13 Read Newsletter

Redesigned Blue Planet Network Website Furthers Support for Safe Drinking Water

Blue Planet Network has redesigned its website to increase the impact of safe drinking water programs worldwide.
December '12 View PDF

Announcement of Two BPN Board Members

Blue Planet Network announces Dr. Peter H. Gleick and Curtis Mo as two newly appointed Board members.
October '12 View PDF

Going the Extra Mile

Jin Zidell and Team Hope Race Across America for clean water. Blue Planet Network News June '12

Blue Planet Network in the News


Safe Drinking Water Elusive for Many in California

Blue Planet Network's California water filtration project and member, Community Water Center, weighs in on the problem of safe drinking water in the US. New York Times May '13

Sharing the Road with Rudy: 3 life lessons

Rudy Van Prooyen's self-supported solo bike ride will take 100 days and cover over 7,000 miles across the US and Europe. WaterCrunch May '13

Athlete philanthropist runs from Prague to Morocco to support safe drinking water projects

The money raised with David Chrištof's 2013 Prague to Africa run will be used to further improve sanitary conditions at the St. Bonaventura orphanage in Uganda. Radio Praha April '13

OMG! You're Not Using Text Messaging to Reach Constituents?

John Hoffman interviews Lisa Nash to find out how SMS-based communications have shaped Blue Planet Network. Nonprofit Quarterly August '12

Some Things Money Can't Buy

Suze Orman tracks her love for water and will donate $1,000 for each article published by the Chicago Sun-Times to Blue Planet Network.
May '12

Laurel Students Part of Record-Setting Group

Students and teachers from 10 Northeast Ohio schools set the record carrying bottles on their heads as part of their clean-water drive. Cleveland Heights Patch May '12

David Christof: I Like Running

An ordinary man doing something extraordinary. 30 marathons in 30 days, Prague to London, for water. Expats, CZ April '12

102.7 KIIS FM Community Council

Radio interview with Lisa Nash, CEO of Blue Planet Network
March '12