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Employee Spotlight – Stephanie Oni

fusionSpan

I hail from Nigeria, where I spent my formative years. A deep-rooted passion for venturing into uncharted territories, delving into diverse cultures, and embracing novel experiences has been with me since my adolescence. What is a fun fact about yourself that people might not know?

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

South Arts has announced the launch of Southern Cultural Treasures , a four-year, $6 million initiative in support of Black, Indigenous, and people of color-led and -serving arts and cultural organizations across the Southeast. Opportunity International, Oikocredit invest $100 million in education. November 3, 2021.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

Qgiv

The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.” By the end of their gathering, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) was formed.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. He started his career at a digital solutions start-up in South Africa, and for the past 4 years, he’s been part of the WFP technology team. Dun-Ying Vicki Yu.

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Measurement Takes Center Stage in Bill Gates' 2013 Letter

NTEN

An important component listed above is the feedback loop in any measurement process -- we need to create a culture that is open to failure for the sake of identifying where we can do better. There also needs to be accountability, which I believe is a role the nonprofit community in partnership with the grant-makers need to play.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One terrific guy is Isaac Durojaiye from Nigeria. One of the best memories of Isaac was standing in the Schatzalp hotel holding a laptop to his ear like it was a cell phone, because someone had made a Skype connection to Nigeria. So, the highlights were all people. As he puts it: "shit business is serious business."

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.