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International Human Rights Day 2011

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We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia. and the European Union. and Catherine T.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

It had had a really interesting history before that though. As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. Progress to close the pay gap has slowed since 2000.

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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. with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. In its nearly 1,400 year history the civilization of Islam has developed immense diversity. TechSoup Resources for Foundations. We connect the local with global resources.” Additional Resources.

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

Connection Cafe

We talked to Stephen Peeler, Executive Director of the IDSA Foundation , about their shifts in messaging to more expressly support the most important work in our country today. “We Stephen Peeler, Executive Director, Infectious Disease Society of America Foundation. What were some challenges you faced or continue to face (e.g.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Panelists at the conference included the Guatemala Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), ICTJ, and DC-Cam. You can read about some of the NGOs that have used Martus to back up their data in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, and Colombia.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format. It's something worth thinking about.

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