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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. A Life-Changing Relationship I made a point to find mentors — other Black reporters and anchors I still call on for advice today.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

Heather designs Microsoft PowerPoint -based games, like the Jeopardy inspired one she did that prepares kids for OHLAP , which is a scholarship program for Oklahoma students to attend Oklahoma colleges and universities. Her advice to her teenage son is: “Make sure you really love what you do, and your work will not seem like a job.

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Digital Platforms for Greater Impact: Examples for Foundations

Forum One

Images of Empowerment. To address this need, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, in partnership with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Getty Images, created Images of Empowerment. Images of Empowerment was created in 2015 and was extended in 2018. Grand Challenges Awards Repository.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. What advice do you have for them?

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[VIDEO] You’ve Been Let Go From Your Nonprofit Job – Now What?

Bloomerang

You’ll get expert advice and tips from them based on how they’ve gone through certain journeys in their lives. So I was at a university and in the early part of the pandemic, the university was hit hard by just the economic changes that were happening in the country and in our state. Sarah: Sure. It’s okay.

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Strategies for Successful Patient Engagement

Connection Cafe

Organizations such as University of Utah Health and Geisinger Health have pioneered approaches that include posting even negative physician reviews online. [ix] Empowerment and equality: Changes in patient expectations and the democratization of medical information are pushing physicians and institutions to shed paternalistic mindsets.