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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

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In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. You can make a donation here. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

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The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The organization focuses on issues that affect South Africans nationwide, such as land reform, housing, refugee law, and environmental rights. Human Rights.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

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In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. California is finalizing a law that will mandate a ‘kill switch’ be included on all new smartphones. The effect of the law will be pretty fast.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

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NNEDV has been an invaluable subject matter expert, collaborator, and friend to TechSoup's Caravan Studios as we develop the SafeNight app , a tool individuals can use to fund emergency shelter as a tax-deductible donation. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. NNEDV has a packed month this October. Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.:

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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We also need folks who know data analysis, native French, engineering, graphic design, web design, newsletter production, grant making, investment, or law. We feel that true development is about civil society, laws, attitudes, and institutions. Empowerment” is a word that has become completely cheapened through overuse.

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