Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President. Frank spoke to our orientation class as we watched a film that Ford had funded depicting Black stereotypes in American media. Ford Foundation had a history of working on issues of racial discrimination in Brazil.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

Fittingly, the university hosted the session “A Report on Philanthropic Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora.

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Reflection Jamaica Raleigh Louisiana 98

Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

It also matches philanthropists with volunteer opportunities and funding recommendations. It uses a crowd-funding matching system like the famous Kiva.org system. Local NGOs choose what is most needed in their area and apply online for funding. Find a list of current project funding requests here.

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Indonesia Vietnam Papua New Guinea Asia 54

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

People want to be on the right side of history. PR: I was in Brazil a few months ago, and in this village in Brazil there are about eighty or ninety families that are all very small coffee growers. It's about three hundred dollars a year to send a kid to high school in this region of Brazil. Everyone goes to the store.

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Nicaragua Interview Companies Brazil 40

Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Colonial history, long periods of authoritarianism, endemic corruption, poor training, and lack of resources had eroded any sense that there was a constructive role for law enforcement to play in democratic societies. We had also learned that direct funding to police organizations for reform had limited impact.

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Philanthropy Brazil Law History 75

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There are now over 200 local currencies in use worldwide, according to a database maintained by the Schumacher Center, with popularity greatest in Europe and Brazil. Only when a merchant decides to withdraw funds from BerkShares circulation and cash out to dollars is a 1.5-percent Now 15 years in, BerkShares, Inc.

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Local Digital Experiment Alternative 101

Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. It's a Microsoft-funded report by Christine Egger on the history of nonprofit technology assistance providers (NTAPs) like TechSoup, 501cTech , Idealware , Network for Good , NPower , NTEN , and Tech Impact.

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