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

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The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance. 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. The problem this new law addresses is that last year an estimated 3.1 costing consumers nearly $2.6

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? How did you get involved in the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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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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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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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. On October 3, it held a Purple Paw Project festival at a local park.

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Juneteenth Resources

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In honor of the holiday, we are also sharing additional ways in which everyone can learn, get involved, and donate to fight for racial equality. Black Youth Project — BYP has various local chapters. Organizations to Donate to. The Color of Law. Organizations to Connect With. Find yours here. Attend Events .