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Colombia’s “False Positives�

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest blog from Beatriz, one of Benetech's human rights team members in Colombia. But today's mood in Colombia is more somber than usual. El Espectador, one of the two most important national daily newspapers, screams out in today's editorial: "Shame!"

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

That year, the United Nations declared International Women's Year , and began sponsoring International Women's Day every March 8. From the beginning, it was about jobs, education, and money. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. I just want to mention a few of them. Those themes hold to this day.

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

Connection Cafe

50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. As a national organization, it has just over 4,700 local clubs in nearly every community across the country. People have lost their jobs. the people they serve, boards, donors, etc.),

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

Have Fun - Do Good

They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. Survivors can also participate in rights awareness and leadership education training, job skills training, and business development support. In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

As a feminist, and as a feminine feminist, I truly believe that we don't do a very good job in the United States of believing that you can lead by serving, and I think the United States needs to think deeply about being in service of the rest of the world." "I think there are many different ways in which you define leadership.

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