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Counting Deaths in the Rionegro Cemetery

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although I began reading academic papers that described the social and political climate in Colombia, as I dove into the data, I never saw the names of victims-- only counts of those who had died. And then we went to Colombia. One lone sepulcher Were these gifts from a kind stranger, hoping to honor some unknown person?

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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. Donors want to hear about the impact their gift has had, not just what your nonprofit does. 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 Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

I really don't have money to give to the Global Fund for Women, " I'd like you to think about the young girl who sent us her Bat Mitzvah check for $25 and said, "I didn't know there were parts of the world where girls like me couldn't go to school, and this is my gift to the Global Fund for Women."

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