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

Connection Cafe

Closures and social distancing measures have wiped out organizations that didn’t have a rainy day fund. In March we launched a dedicated Boys and Girls Clubs COVID-19 relief fund. That effort was concentrated around raising funds and awareness for the work that our national organization and local clubs are leading.

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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. Global University of Islamic Finance , in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is working on developing Islamic oriented socially conscious investing in cooperation with Sharia law. We connect the local with global resources.”

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. 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.

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