Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Lori Harnick, Microsoft’s general manager, Citizenship & Public Affairs also joined in the panel discussion. 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. This youth panel was truly inspiring for me.

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Kenya Empowerment Global Africa 96

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. What is your favorite Traveling Postcards success story? Learn more!

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

The empowerment of girls in third world countries is a topic many corporate sponsors are looking to endorse. While the idea of eugenics may not be a part of public discourse any more, the idea of constructing a game where hard decisions are made in the context of affecting a partner is a strong medium for change.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The other thing is that a lot of inner cities are part of empowerment zones or enterprise zones where companies that are at a certain scale and profitable can benefit from tax credits, both from the payroll side, if you hire from the inner city, but also if you locate in the enterprise zones. The public safety issue is huge.

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Oakland San Francisco Companies Business 61

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NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. People write poems, and stand and recite them in public meetings. I had spent some almost 35 years in advertising and marketing, and corporate communications, and public relations. PG: My website!

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

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APRIL 29, 2009

The genocide selectively targeted the educated: doctors, lawyers, and scientists, but also artists and poets were all annihilated so as to make room for this zero culture, people with no expression, no personalities, no agendas. It was so fun. These kids want to learn. It should be about joy on every level. *

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46