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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia. This analysis is now helping to reframe how sexual violence is studied and understood by groups in Colombia and by the United Nations. and the European Union.

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

Connection Cafe

the people they serve, boards, donors, etc.), In communicating to our donors, we wanted to focus on making it easy to understand tangible needs. Imagine living amidst conflict in Yemen, or avoiding your backyard in Colombia because there may be weapons leftover from war that are contaminating your land.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. This entails checking watch lists and creating risk assessments for all cross-border grants. Dara Westling.