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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 million, depending on the size of its budget. and Catherine T.

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Expanding Access to Black History

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The Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal is a 2024 Anthem Awards winner for Best Use of Data in the Education, Arts & Culture Category. The 2022 “A Seat at the Table” Virtual Event was awarded silver at the 2023 Vega Awards, the 2022 W3 Awards, and the 2022 Davey Awards respectively.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

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Utne Reader named Favianna one of their 2008, 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World , and she recently received a Sisters of Fire Award from the Women of Color Resource Center. That's the language that is always used - that you have to be something "professional," that you have a "profession." I was that kind of honor-roll kid.

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