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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). Using the power of our voices Speakers stressed the importance of using our voice to create change.

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What Pride Month Means To Our Team

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We are working on building a diverse team and ensuring that each member of the team that joins us feels their voice is valuable regardless of their identity. And while Pride is recognized on a large scale for only one month out of the year, to me it is truly a daily mindset of education and elevating marginalized voices. GAY RIGHTS!!

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

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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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. They’ll be voice- or gesture-controlled. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and Internet growth continues to be brisk, especially in developing countries. This is definitely worth checking out.

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