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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program. Peter Shiras joined us from another great youth organization, the International Youth Foundation (IYF).

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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This was originally posted on the GuideStar International blog. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Get general information. For those nonprofits working on economic issues - In Kenya, the M-Pesa. because of an improved flow of information which improved the. Can you remember when a huge mobile.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. It's called the Biosand Water Filter.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

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Marsha Wallace: Dining for Women is an international giving circle, and our mission is to support and empower self-sufficiency for women and girls who live in extreme poverty in developing countries. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. Right now, there is one virtual circle. It was wonderful.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

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And, at a time when the international women's movement is facing challenges, it would be great to have a reminder that good news is going on, that good work is being done, that progress is happening. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. Nairobi, Kenya Next I headed to Nairobi, Kenya. Consulted with some peer social entrepreneurs about whether we could help them with specific technology for their nonprofits. So, we fill in for them.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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of total philanthropic resources each year that actually directly go to benefit women and girls, and that includes both domestic and international grant making. It works in over 160 countries around the world. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format.

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