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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

Nationally, 71% of the youth we serve are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and Black History Month is a chance to show youth how to overcome barriers, so they can see the possibilities, and have a sense of pride. And maybe inspire more young people to change the narrative, ‘if you can dream it, you can be it.’

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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Refugees International ’s website, there are currently over 65 million people across the world who are displaced by war, conflict and persecution, and tens of millions more who have been displaced by climate events and natural disasters. Pueblo Sin Fronteras is a collective which operates permanently in solidarity with displaced peoples.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. We had a very competent interpretation team of 3 people – who were the best team I’ve worked with and were able to do simultaneous translation.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

." ~ Caroline Lovell, Founder, Traveling Postcards Traveling Postcards facilitates the creation of handmade art postcards that are hand delivered all over the world to bringing awareness and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence, or repression. Honestly I think every postcard is a success story.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

The breakfasts are a great way to learn about a few apps for social good and connect with other like-minded people. Additionally, many of the apps were built using Twilio.org's SMS and voice APIs. This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Video : Code for America. Data Collecting and Mapping.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

It is an advocacy group that will be “a strong voice in determining how mobile develops to best meet the needs of mission awareness, donor acquisition, engagement, and payments.” In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. million phones were stolen in the U.S.,

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

But when people told us what they loved about the museum, they didn’t use the word “participation.” It is a group of people connected by something shared. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. They talked about community building.

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