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Ford, Skoll, Compton foundations launch fund for visual storytelling

Candid

New cultural organizing approaches are needed to complement philanthropy's more traditional funding in research, advocacy for policy change, rights-focused legal strategies, and organizing." " Social justice funders launch international initiative to strengthen impact of moving image storytelling.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

million for reparations advocacy. The commitment will help to expand African Parks' impact to thirty parks over the next decade and preserve a significant portion of Africa's biodiversity for the long-term benefit of local communities. Liberated Capital awards $1.7 Read more. .

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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force today and they have greatly different media patterns, behaviors and habits compared to their parents.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Case in point is our team’s work with local LGBTI groups in Sub-Saharan Africa to help them establish independent human rights documentation initiatives. And we have even more improvements in our development pipeline. As toolmakers, our ultimate impact is measured by what our users create with our products. I hope you join us!

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

As a people, we have to tell our own story.” – Evans Okinyi, CEO, East Africa Philanthropy Network Coming from a family of storytellers and strong matriarchs, I was interested in “Black (Women’s) Power: Our Voices.” Using the power of our voices Speakers stressed the importance of using our voice to create change. “As

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Join Our 24-Hour Round-the-World Twitter Chat

Tech Soup

On May 4, we and our partners from Australia to South Africa, Kenya to Warsaw, and Florida to San Francisco will host a 24-hour, around-the-world #Storymakers2016 Twitter chat. East Africa Time (11 a.m. SOUTH AFRICA. East Africa Time (11 a.m. West Africa Time (2 p.m. Central Africa Time (4 p.m. VANCOUVER.

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The Power of Sport in Changing the World

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the UK and South Africa, we support innovative programs using surfing to increase confidence and reduce anxiety among youth. This is best done through advocacy and encouraging the business world to examine the role sport can play in driving societal change.

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