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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President.

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Spotlighting the Benefits of the Stakeholder Economy at Davos 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

She is also CEO of the Salesforce Foundation. Business can be the greatest platform for change when we focus on action leadership instead of thought leadership. Driving A Culture of Intrapreneurship SDG Panel. Ebony Beckwith is Salesforce’s Chief Business Officer and Chief of Staff to Marc Benioff.

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Un Foundation. ” Philantroteens.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech is tackling these issues on two fronts, thanks to the leadership of Enrique Piracés, who joined us last year from Human Rights Watch. The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom.

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Cybersecurity: What All Nonprofits Need to Know

The Modern Nonprofit

He has worked in IT leadership roles at multiple nonprofits, including the Mother Child Education Foundation and the Green Thought Association in Istanbul, Turkey. Ekin Sisli is the Director of Systems Engineering at Flipcause.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

They came from the favelas of Brazil, from Alaska, from the Bronx, immigrant women from the Bronx. The most powerful impact we found was actually in the women's leadership and influence locally. I realize now that it wasn't an accident, this life journey. I had two weeks off this summer.

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