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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Asylum Access focuses on refugees from Africa, Asia, and Latin America (the areas with most of the world’s refugees), and works to help refugees assert their rights in the present and transform systems for a safer and more just future. Asylum Access.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program. Peter has extensive international experience in Latin America and Africa and discussed the problems and solutions he sees from the ground.

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Schwab Social Entrepreneurs Summit 2007

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Schwab Foundation board members Paolo Coehlo (the noted Brazilian author), Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa) and Hilde Schwab, the co-founder of the Schwab Foundation. On Monday we were joined by a dazzling array of global leaders who are interested in social entrepreneurship. He also announced that Microsoft (and I think Yahoo!)

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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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. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. Begin Connections.

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Digital Platforms for Greater Impact: Examples for Foundations

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Helps people get tasks done: Digital platforms can be a toolkit that help users get things done by providing assets like models, datasets, ir even templates . Images of Empowerment. Images of Empowerment was created in 2015 and was extended in 2018. Grand Challenges Awards Repository.

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How 7 Nonprofit Organisations Amplify Their Program Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thomas Pocklington Trust, whose mission is to support blind and partially sighted people of all ages to live the life they want to lead, uses Salesforce Long-Term Case Management to better manage their cases and programs and elevate the level of service they provide to users. Expanding Your Reach. Aligning Across Affiliates.

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