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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

In what became known as “The Mother’s Day Massacre,” he completely overhauled the leadership of the organization and had to endure legal challenges and widespread criticism as a result. I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President. Negotiate, I did not.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview.

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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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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

You can listen to my interview with Jensine on the Big Vision Podcast website, or on iTunes. 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've posted an edited transcript below.

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