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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As a longtime member of the Skoll community, I prize this week for the opportunity to talk frankly with peers about our biggest mutual challenges. The social entrepreneurs had rapid-fire questions: How can I do that? The constant theme is raising money for our social enterprises. How is it structured? Where do you find the donors?

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conversation with Yeshi is “smart,” meaning that she asks and answers questions with a variety of images, maps, text, and videos. Unicef created its own bot, U-Report ,to engage young people on a variety of issues, ranging from climate change. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes. Is it ready to scale?

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most. I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. Facebook is all about sharing and connecting.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. I think the biggest challenge for us is trying to make hard decisions. It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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