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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This analysis is now helping to reframe how sexual violence is studied and understood by groups in Colombia and by the United Nations.

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Make #GivingTuesday 2021 Count!

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Andrea Ortega, Director of Nonprofit Services Andrea hails from Cali, Colombia by way of Miami, FL. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. Caitlyn graduated from the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!) Campaign Timeline.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. Janet Mawlyoo , executive director, Kenya Community Development Foundation. gender pay gap is currently at around 80 percent, but probably won't close until 2152. Law and Advocacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Patrick Ball is in Colombia for most of the next three months teaching the techniques of human rights statistics and information processing at the National University there. Our human rights group is active all over the place right now. Africa is definitely getting more attention from us.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

She says: “I like to reach communities that we haven’t reached before in the developing world like what we’re doing to bridge the digital divide with the Aga Khan Development Network in Mozambique. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

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They’re examples of what it means to be mission-driven: true helpers that provide support to some of our nation’s most vulnerable people and communities. In terms of how these organizations are communicating with their stakeholders (e.g. Local communities were. But, no matter how noble a cause, a nonprofit is still a business.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A pricing manifesto proposes that members of the community that can afford the software should support the project financially. You can visit our Colombia Project Page to read more about this work. Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits.

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