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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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Report: Insights from the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . Transforming AI insights into real-world social impact requires advanced planning. . The key findings in the report are listed below.

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Spotlighting the Benefits of the Stakeholder Economy at Davos 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

An important part of what we do at Salesforce.org is to convene those who can push the needle on improving the state of the world, and Davos was an ideal opportunity for us to engage inspiring speakers on pressing issues such as mental health, climate change, inequality, and global health. Opens new window. About the Author.

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Award Winning Combinations for Social Change

Care2

Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world. We want to impact the lives of 100s of thousands of babies in the next couple years," said Liang.

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

Connection Cafe

Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? Knowing that they would not be able to create long-term impact alone, the MLK Scholars Program was born. Where does your organization sit in your community? Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs?

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#NPTechChat: The CSR, Tech, and Civil Society Partnership

Tech Soup

Other CSR teams promote programs to address a huge range of social issues. What CSR projects have had the biggest impact? The online community platform empowers the new, connected generation to work together to find, develop, share, and advocate for solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. plus_socialgood.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. And how will changing technology impact tactile design, production and use? This is important here in the U.S., A 3D graphic test on paper substrate of a circuit diagram.

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