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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A network of grandchildren was activated. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. For weeks after the storm, the same network that helped rescue my parents has remained active on text, email, and social media. How did it happen?

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world. So, it is not surprising, again, that we see women stepping up as leaders in environmental activism and a resistance to the total destruction of planet earth. I think the biggest challenge for us is trying to make hard decisions.

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