Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

While it's possible to argue that the role money plays in the persistence of digital inequality is diminishing , it is difficult. Bharat Mehra claims, in New Media & Society , that "The internet has tremendous potential to achieve greater social equity and empowerment and improve everyday life for those on the margins of society."

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The top-notch environment and accommodations in Aspen provided by the Aspen Institute reminded me of the numerous executive leadership retreats I had participated in while at American Express. Prior to this role, Elena had worked in the global financial services industry for more than 20 years. It felt familiar yet different.

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Leadership Phoenix Arizona Impact 72

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

But given the current global uncertainty, are you finding added stresses to your job, worrying about what might be tomorrow or in the coming months? Is what they’re looking for in an employee and the kind of way that they like to organize their work environment and style a good alignment and a good fit? Mimosa: Absolutely.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 105

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The top-notch environment and accommodations in Aspen provided by the Aspen Institute reminded me of the numerous executive leadership retreats I had participated in while at American Express. Prior to this role, Elena had worked in the global financial services industry for more than 20 years. It felt familiar yet different.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Ok, now add to the mix a liberal dose of several years of strong economic growth and modernization, a GDP ranked 17 th in the world, a youth population (12 to 24 year olds) representing a third of the total population, and a growing reputation as one of the most promising IT sectors globally, and do you know where that will land you?

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Turkey Global Syria Change 36

Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Similarly, there has been a global rise of worker-managed platform cooperatives in response to the rise of platform companies. As some of the most powerful civic institutions that exist in this country, labor unions have long played a critical role in improving the wages and living conditions of workers.

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Platform Raise Technology United States 104

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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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

From the global to the local, here are #10Ways geolocation is a positive force for good. It has revolutionized communications on a global scale, and the transformation continues with every status update, blog post, and video stream. The global citizenry has become a global network. Social media has changed the world.

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Change Disaster Green Los Angeles 108

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. Even in the tough fiscal environment in Washington, we get good hearings from both Republicans and Democrats. New York Every year, social entrepreneurs and donors (along with a whole lot of other folks) converge on New York City.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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Arts Podcast Action Interview 40