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

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Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective. Freelancing is a good alternative,” Allison advised.

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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

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Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

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How Funders are Driving Systems Change in Response to the Climate Crisis

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Yesterday, June 5, was World Environment Day. Funders are seeing this challenge and answering the call, using their influence to not just support the sector’s own path to net zero, but also increase the capacity of the sector to drive an equitable transition to net zero globally. Want to get involved in World Environment Day?

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

Classy

The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. When our lives shifted around social distancing rules, our appreciation for the environment bloomed. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Kick Start Your Movement With Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Design by the User, with Inspiration from New York Fashion Week

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Involving users at each stage of creation—from discovery to low-fi design to product usability testing—brings emerging ideas to the table and amplifies the voices of those at the front lines of health, the environment, education, and all the global issues our work centers.

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Global Alliance for ICT and Development

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last week I attended a meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), which was subtitled "UN Meets Silicon Valley." My main concern is that the outputs seemed to be focused on predictable Silicon Valley lobbying objectives, which went under the label of creating an enabling environment.

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Introducing Candid Learning for Funders

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In 2011, GrantCraft became a service of Foundation Center (now Candid), and during this time we focused on building global partnerships and expanding access to translations, digital and social content, and interactive tools. . increase calls for racial equity . track how grantmaking practices are evolving , and .