Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. You Can’t Lift People Up by Putting Them Down’: How to Talk About Tough Issues of Race, Poverty, and More. Evaluating a Culture. Going Upstream: Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Justice.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. It’s essentially building a culture of philanthropy.

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National Foundation Global Empowerment 59

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With this in mind, we recently took measures to evolve our community engagement platform, giving people access to a broad set of tools to help them engage and build purpose beyond their day-to-day roles. We work with six organizations committed to the education, employment and empowerment of women and girls across the globe.

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Hunger Empowerment Asia Europe 29

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Foster a data culture, and a testing culture . Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. . The program relies on multiple partners including the city of Boston, Boston University, local nonprofits, EVERFI , Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment , and others. Know your audience .

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Their strategy focuses on technology and partnerships that can accelerate systemic on the ground social change and economic issues. But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. “ Unleashing Technology.

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Network Change Technology Social 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms. Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. Empowerment? Social bridging?

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Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. While it's possible to argue that the role money plays in the persistence of digital inequality is diminishing , it is difficult. Brett Meyer, NTEN.

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. " He said that MacArthur hopes to make investments to help nonprofits and civil society organizations address serious issues. Can you talk about security and pornography issues?

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Virtual Philanthropy Foundation Second Life 50

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. Fusing current and historical human trafficking tales, players of SOS_Slaves will take on the roles of both victims and social activists.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Founded in 1990, the Women of Color Resource Center promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well-being of women and girls of color. Desai came to the Women of Color Resource Center from a Deputy Director role at United for a Fair Economy. Young women of color, what are the issues that are most important to them?

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Resource Interview Policy Issue 40

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Ephraim Gopin moderates a panel of nonprofit pros – Mimosa Kabir, Sarah Willey, and Lisa Chmiola – to look at the issue of being laid off and ask: what next? Is it going to give me what I’m looking for in my next role or not? It’s a bit of a broader issue, but I’m going to ask. Mimosa: Absolutely.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 106

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP) plays a specific, pertinent role in that mission by training the next generation of farmers to produce sustainable, nutritious, and culturally preferred food by making food accessible to individuals regardless of age, mobility, ethnicity, or socio-economic status.

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Community Cancer Giving Grant 72

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Our essential intention is to cultivate partnerships of grassroots women who are working at the community level on issues of environmental sustainability and social justice, so that they can really find opportunities to collaborate and to exchange best practices, exchange resources, and really build a collective agenda.

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Green Global Action Network 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Karen learned about the importance of self-care as part of her organization’s work on issues of women’s empowerment and women’s equality in Eastern Europe and Israel. Does your organization incorporate walking as part of its work or office culture?

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Nonprofit Interview Empowerment 50

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Serving as a geographical and cultural bridge between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey is a country that shares borders with both Syria and Iraq (not to mention another six * countries). tirme Merkezi (STGM) — or "Civil Society Development Center" in English — for the recent launch of: TechSoup Türkiye !

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Turkey Global Syria Change 36

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

It could be the environment, it could be educational issues, political issues, international, national. The first couple days in Cambodia we learned about the culture, which was very important, but also very challenging for the participants. As a result, you have a culture of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. The little girls are part of a culture, the Shona culture in Zimbabwe, as maybe you know, uses poetry. The women are using those forms that are the most effective in their cultures.

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. So it's been a ten year awakening and sort of linking the issues, experience how do we think broader and vision bigger and play bigger in our movement?

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Arts Podcast Action Interview 40