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Ways We Can All Help Advance Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment

Connection Cafe

Women’s and girls’ empowerment is a sweeping topic, defined and shaped by family beliefs and cultural norms in the community and country where one lives. Some people associate the empowerment of women and girls primarily with challenges faced in communities where poverty and lack of access to education determine one’s level of empowerment.

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“Black & Proud”

M+R

While “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” addresses Black love, joy, and empowerment, the proud (on my t-shirt) is focused on self-affirmation, dignity, and equality. I recognize what I’ve been given, and it is my job to uplift the voices of others and share my access and resources.” Say, “Black.” Say it loudly.

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. It comes at the same time that I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the importance of community builders/managers/leaders or organizational voices to give permission back to the community members.

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How to Overcome a Victim Mindset in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

Bloomerang

Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. If you feel like you’re in the survivor mindset, I want to be a voice of encouragement for you. But where does your mindset come from? In fact, so much is in your power.

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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

But now, as the Director of Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I have the privilege of telling stories of empowerment and resilience. Just wanted to thank you for being a positive influence in my life and let you know that I love you and I appreciate everything you’ve done for me,” Sharmel recently told De Anna.

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Book: Welcome to the Fifth Estate

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Instead , they opt to build relationships with influencers using a top down approach. With a relevant offering for the influencer, they seek blog coverage or social network profile endorsements. By building relationships with critical influencers, they hope the communities following these leading voices will follow suit.

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Nonprofit Public Relations For Beginners: How To Gain More Attention In Less Time

Kindful

Reach out to social media influencers? Let them know you’ve done your research and appreciate the voice they give to important causes. Ask them if they would consider running a piece on your story and explain how the story will benefit their audience through education and empowerment. Can you pitch podcasts?