ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. Staff who know the program, the people, and the culture well. Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. For the companies that offer these programs, it helps create the kind of company culture that attracts and retains talent. Companies Create a Culture for Employees to Thrive. Whatever happens in our communities — locally and globally — affects us all. Communities Thrive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. March 8th is International Women’s Day. You can make a donation here.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We’ve also taken steps to holistically integrate Purpose at PIMCO with the goals of PIMCO’s Inclusion, Diversity and Culture teams and environmental, social, and governance philosophy within our Corporate Responsibility department. We also work with local food banks across each of our global offices. Gender Equality (Goal 5).

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Creating a culture of learning. Astron Solutions’ article on employee compensation names nonprofit culture as one of the key elements of a total rewards compensation structure. A culture of learning encourages staff members to remain engaged and pay attention to new opportunities.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

While art, history, creativity, and culture are the vehicles for that empowerment, the teens involved spend a lot of their time with activists, civic leaders, and social psychologists. It''s about empowerment and community leadership through art and history. Subjects to Change isn''t an art club or a history group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation. They used Twitter to draw attention to a free concert happening on the Washington, Mall which resulted in 60,000 people attending.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

" The organization serves refugee and immigrant survivors of human rights abuses with a team that speaks 25 different languages to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Mosaic's clients. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. On October 1, Brighter Tomorrows held a Candlelight Vigil at a local police department.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. At World Pulse we trust that local women community leaders will reveal the way forward. Hundreds of submissions poured in from 70+ countries as part of our Women Weave the Web Campaign.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. Areas served: US. eWomen Foundation.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. We are unapologetic about focusing local. Focusing local helps us define our community by identity. We focus on people who are culturally curious, actively creative… but may not see a traditional arts institution as a place for them.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. Areas served: US. eWomen Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Foster a data culture, and a testing culture . 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 . Align with the goals of the organization and people you serve .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

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. Microsoft has the culture and resources to support and encourage these social ventures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. However, to localize it, Stephanie incorporated Pakistani imagery, including a photo of Arfa Karim, the youngest female Microsoft ‘expert’ in Pakistan, to represent fly. We even localized and mixed up our energizers and icebreakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0 With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

The CHAG is given considerable liberty with what they do, but they must rely mostly on local resources and advocacy. But I love Mali, and particularly the communality and generosity evident in Malian culture. It establishes a positive precedent for taxation with local accountability. mali health NGO empowerment

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Emily started by honing in on local teens' assets: creativity, activist energy, desire to make a difference, desire to be heard, free time in the afternoon. She surveyed existing local programs. The most successful programs fostered youth empowerment and community leadership in various content areas: agriculture, technology, healing.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As an initiative of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, New Entry works locally, regionally, and nationwide to strengthen food systems by supporting new farmers.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is celebrated on June 19th, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, and often also a celebration of African-American culture. Black Youth Project — BYP has various local chapters. Find yours here. DC Juneteenth.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" I firmly believe that all people have something meaningful to contribute to our communities, cultural work, and society at large--including youth.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

So many of these women are local leaders, and Women's Global Green Action Network is attempting to provide a space for women to step into roles of being global advocates, and to really have a more prevalent platform for the messages and the work that they are doing. We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2012

“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. TechCamp: Empowering women through technology - guest post by Ma’ayan Alexander.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

So yeah, the local church filed for bankruptcy. I’ll say at the beginning of the pandemic, there were so many stories of friends and family who were being like go, that there was a culture of uncertainty and through this whole last year, there’s been a period of navigating through uncertainty, which I think is challenging overall.

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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. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland. Anisha Desai is the Executive Director of the Women of Color Resource Center.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

For funders, nonprofits, and institutions across industries to effectively participate in the global movement to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, they must first transform internal organizational culture and capacity to advance access, equity, and justice. Disrupt Power Imbalances.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Redefining Philanthropy - Dwayne Rice Build a Salesforce application to facilitate a culture of philanthropy around education reform by providing a platform to track constituent engagement to lead people up the engagement ladder. Design solutions for collaboration, empowerment, global views, and self awareness.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

That’s why we empower local leaders to build a strong movement for equality that secures critical grassroots wins at every level. Black Women For Wellness is committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy. We believe change is possible in every community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

The idea is now that we're getting stronger and more flexible, more conscious, more patient, and more aware, we need to take those very qualities that we're learning in the yoga room, and begin to truly apply them in our families, in our local community, and into our global family as well. I knew that the work that I was doing was effective.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. And, their weapon is poetry.

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