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Tech Impact Receives $200,000 Grant

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William Kendima moved from Liberia to the United States in 2005. While in Liberia, Kendima never used a computer; however, through dedication, hard work, and a little help from ITWorks , Kendima’s dream of working in IT has been realized. Join our rally and donate $25 ! William Kendima, ITWorks graduate speaks at ceremony.

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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Because that's the sort of thing that social entrepreneurs want to get unrestricted money to do, getting money with these minimal restrictions is just about as good as receiving an unrestricted donation. The senior social entrepreneurs in the audience were listening in rapt attention. How does it interact with your existing, core programs?

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6 Examples of Nonprofits Working with For-Profits for a Greater Good

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Helping some of the world’s most impoverished children in Liberia is a complex problem, but ChildFund International receives help from an important partner back in the U.S.: For every pair of trendy shoes that TOMS sells, a pair is donated to a child in need through one of their on-the-ground partner organizations. TOMS Shoes.

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Pick up the Sunday NYT Magazine: It's All About Empowering, Funding & Educating Women

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Even though I've had to cut back on a lot of my donations this year, I've continued to sponsor a woman survivor of war each month through Women for Women International. Why am I so focused on this organization?

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. JustGiving is an international charitable donations website headquartered in the UK. Watching such a powerful dialogue take place between these two inspiring forces was absolutely surreal.

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, in Liberia, the bot asked 13,000 young people if teachers at their schools were exchanging grades for sex. 86% said yes, uncovering a widespread problem and prompting Liberia’s Minister of Education to work with UNICEF on addressing it. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes. And who determines the line?

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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If you order In Search of Hope on Glamour.com , Glamour will donate 100 percent of the book's proceeds and royalties to charities (listed below) selected by the women who were profiled. They each transformed their personal pain to create change for the greater good.