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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

Leading edge organizations are putting the bots to work for social change. Unicef created its own bot, U-Report ,to engage young people on a variety of issues, ranging from climate change. For example, in Liberia, the bot asked 13,000 young people if teachers at their schools were exchanging grades for sex.

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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.

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