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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Rakesh Bharania, Director, Humanitarian Impact Data, Salesforce.org and Alex Parker, Senior Platform Architect, Salesforce.org. The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. Director, Humanitarian Impact Data, Salesforce.org.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Women for Women International. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Because Women for Women International has an engaged and vocal online supporter base, I am lucky that my time investment usually pays off.

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

Known for her efforts to advance women’s rights in Afghanistan, Zarifa experienced an untenable career in politics. In July 2018, at the of 26, Zarifa became one of the youngest mayors and as such emerged as a role model to women in Afghanistan. Zarifa Ghafari is an Afghan activist, politician and entrepreneur.

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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. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Hamid Karzai International Airport. I was heartbroken by what was happening in Afghanistan. Director, Technology Investments at Salesforce.org.

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Four Lessons From Candid About Balancing Grantee Data Protection and Transparency

sgEngage

In other, more rare occasions – such as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 – we’ve felt compelled to proactively take action based on changing external circumstances. Organizations may react differently to the same situation, something Candid learned in our response to the situation in Afghanistan.

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Behind the Scenes of IAVA’s Cutting-edge “The Rucksack”

NTEN

The Rucksack" -- a cutting-edge project that I led recently for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) -- is an especially powerful example of an organization using technology in a strategic and transformative way. That takes an ongoing commitment of time, energy, and resources in order to be successful.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this year instantly sent the future of girls and women in that country into chaos. Today is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias — something that we strive to do daily in our work at Women Win. GRLS Initiative Director at Women Win. .