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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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She’s also the author of two books, “Building Your Brand” and “Connect to Influence.” “The By this year, the program projects reaching more than 14 million adolescent girls across 12 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia with direct services. The Summit Award was an incredible boost for our team,” Allison recalled.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

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Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years. Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers all prefer to give online and digital communications significantly influence their giving. View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

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and around the world—be it through their investments in gender equality, the capacity to convene collaborators to streamline development financing for low- and middle-income countries, or the ability to make billion-dollar, long-term commitments in Africa. They are not the only pledgers with the capacity to set public priorities.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

We see the end results of young leaders, like Malala Yousafzai or Greta Thunberg, and their incredible influence. For example, across East Africa, our teams work with Youth Champions to elevate awareness of the drivers of hunger, including the climate crisis, conflict, and chronic inequality.

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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

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For example, AfrikaVuka , the digital organizing platform for 350 Africa, is a climate organizing platform now engaging about 100 groups across the continent. Liz is passionate about using clear communication to influence positive social change. Just Recovery Gathering , April 9-11: Join 350.org About the Author.

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Exciting Social Enterprise Group I met at the Skoll World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

His idea is straightforward: he believe the Middle East/North Africa region is ripe for values-centered for-profit social enterprises that can both make plenty of money and deliver social benefits. I know I'll be watching to see if Raja's bold idea takes root: seems like a promising approach to sustainable social good.

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Classy Welcomes Ford Foundation COO Depelsha McGruder to Its Board of Directors

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McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. United for Social Change, sister organizations working to positively influence how black boys and men are perceived and treated by law enforcement and in society.