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Pick up the Sunday NYT Magazine: It's All About Empowering, Funding & Educating Women

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I also celebrated my 40th birthday by setting up a Birthday Wish using the Causes application on Facebook, and raised $580 for Women for Women International with my Facebook pals. To change the planet by helping women and children." Why am I so focused on this organization?

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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

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These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. Show Some Pride — "So, Continue" Carr is probably most celebrated for this exquisite exchange found in The New York Times documentary, Page One , with the founder of Vice.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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In celebration of Women's History Month, we wanted to share some of these sheroic tales and introduce you to young women who are carrying the torch forward today. She's celebrated for "making films by women and about women," which featured females stars of the era, including Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, and Clara Bow. Dorothy Arzner.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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In 2006, journalist Mariane Pearl traveled the globe for Glamour magazine to profile women who are changing the world. They each transformed their personal pain to create change for the greater good. Yes, there is hope in the world, and it isn't naive or even idealistic. It is real."--Mariane Mariane Pearl, In Search of Hope.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. I just saw a remarkable film made about a grantee organization that the Global Fund had supported for many years in Liberia. What are those issues or areas right now that you are seeing really need the most help?

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