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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Supporting them is not only essential to the global community’s food supply, but also to the day-to-day well-being of the communities in which they work and live. Why Small-Scale Farmers? Dun-Ying Vicki Yu.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Yet, by definition, true movements are more than a catchy phrase to solicit donations or promote an event. They are more than short-term protests, jump-on-the-bandwagon commitments, or one-off events. Their development was shepherded by one of the largest, most global organizations out there. And, their impacts last.

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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

Tech Soup

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. A recent UN study finds that domestic consumption is the main contributor to Africa's growing e-waste problem.

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Spotlight on TechSoup's Global Partners: Blogs, Hacks, How-Tos, and More!

Tech Soup

Here's a glimpse of what's happening internationally around TechSoup Global: Connecting Up Australia. Read all about the events Connecting Up Australia are putting on for their country's organizations. TechSoup Sweden's Andreas Ericsson built his own Instagram printer for an event. NGO Pulse (South Africa).

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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Leonard Library.

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Martín Burt’s Best Kept Secret

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A citizen of Paraguay, he is the founder of Fundación Paraguaya , a financially self-sustaining social enterprise that promotes entrepreneurs in Paraguay and Africa through microcredit and entrepreneurship education. and Africa. and Africa.

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