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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). The simple call to action also lends itself to participation by many, including government officials.

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Veterans Leverage Their Pro Bono Skills to Rise to the Call of Duty from Afar

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Afghans were frantically trying to make their way through the chaos to the airport while collecting the critical information needed to support their request to leave the country. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. Government.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. Following these best practices will help increase awareness of the security tools and features that can be used to minimize the risk to vulnerable people. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Four Lessons From Candid About Balancing Grantee Data Protection and Transparency

sgEngage

In other, more rare occasions – such as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 – we’ve felt compelled to proactively take action based on changing external circumstances. Organizations may react differently to the same situation, something Candid learned in our response to the situation in Afghanistan.

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The Craig Newmark Beneblog Interview

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A: There are a lot of people these days who want to help other people out. Our government's public servants have been released to their jobs better. White House blogs, open government initiatives. People like me help get the word out. A: Nerds can help. Help build tools that allow us to look into government.

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How to Build Platforms that Our Movements Can Own

Non Profit Quarterly

Through the Open Collective Foundation , we are supporting the solidarity economy , with over 100 mutual aid projects and over 300 hosted groups, and through Open Source Collective we host nearly 3,000 open source technology communities. Can radical philanthropy support building tools for the movement? Learning Together.

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Nonprofit Data Could Be The Missing Piece In Your CSR Strategy

Global Giving

Remote work is creating more widespread workforces, and employees want to support new places. Help your users recommend new nonprofit partners. That allows individual donors to save time while combing records to find organizations to support. Learn more about how GlobalGiving Atlas can support your global nonprofit data needs.

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