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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

An example of such an approach is the support of women’s economic empowerment in places like Uganda or Rwanda through leveraging technology for mobile-based training, business mentorship by local experts, and global skill-based volunteers. Clearly, the V2I team needed a quick pivot to a new way to achieve their mission.

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The Faces of International Development

Forum One

Empowerment is key. It is a known fact that over half of international aid never makes it to the actual people in need (only 20 percent of aid ever reached Rwanda during its recent genocide). What the international development community should focus on is turning an eye towards helping the people to help themselves.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We made people go up and down the stairs three times before settling in after lunch. On Day 3, we covered the best practices of using listening, Twitter, and Facebook, with ample time to practice. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

Empowerment for our participants comes from connecting to an inner wisdom that is often kept hidden from public view, but is a place of extraordinary innate strength and well being. Afterwards, one woman told me that she hadn’t felt anything in such a long time, and now she felt happy. We have come a long way!

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

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"I think that people have long associated feminism with older white women and the idea of bringing that back to women of color, and bringing it back to young women of color and asking them what it means is an exciting time for me." In particular, it is important to think about what young women need to be thinking about in this moment of time.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. 10Ă—10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

It's long, but I hope you'll take time during your coffee or lunch break to read, or listen to her inspiring words. We have seen that in other places as well such like in Rwanda, and in the Middle East and numerous other places. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that?

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