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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City. Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. I wanted to get them to safety.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Her thoughts, while controversial at the time, blazed the trail for future feminist thinkers. Roxane Gay.

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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. I remember a very wonderful woman from Sierra Leone, Sarandabba, saying to me, "You know in a war, women are raped, but Mother Earth is also raped. KR: Actually that is the easiest part of this job.

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