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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday. A simple commitment. Sharing across platforms – Twitter.

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Veterans Leverage Their Pro Bono Skills to Rise to the Call of Duty from Afar

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. I was heartbroken by what was happening in Afghanistan. and coalition forces withdrew their troops, Afghan allies that served alongside the U.S. Veterans Called to Duty Digitally. Government.

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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

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From responding to a global pandemic to standing up for equality and reacting to ongoing geopolitical forces, our nonprofits are leading the charge in bettering our communities. Since 2020, the global community has seen geopolitical uncertainty and a pandemic. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. In recent years, the international humanitarian community has responded with a number of data protection guidance documents, such as those from USAID , ICRC , OCHA , and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

Saleforce Nonprofit

But each and every one of us, regardless of our age and background, can contribute to promoting peace in our communities and beyond. Known for her efforts to advance women’s rights in Afghanistan, Zarifa experienced an untenable career in politics. Zarifa Ghafari is an Afghan activist, politician and entrepreneur.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans :: @ CIAV. politicians follow any nonprofits on Twitter. Autism Speaks :: @ AustismSpeaks.

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