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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Respondents also said service increased their belief that they can make a positive difference in their community (79%), self-awareness (78%), knowledge about social, political, and civic issues (72%), and ability to collaborate with others (80%).

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Using Video for Women's Empowerment in Rural India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently learned about an nonprofit organization in India dedicated to using video to help alleviate poverty and accelerate social change in the developing world. It's a reminder that sharing your video offline can also be powerful. The organization is called Video Volunteers.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021

Forum One

As we highlight our staff who are raising their hands high to reinforce and show solidarity on social media today, we also wanted to highlight our clients doing important work moving the needle forward for women’s equality and empowerment. Telling stories through images of empowerment. Amplifying the voices of female peacemakers.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Articles, reports, podcasts, and videos: The Problems With Philanthropy, and What We Can Do to Fix Them. Equity in the Center: Video Case Studies. Philanthropy for change, not charity.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Talking about global youth issues from a high-level is one thing, but it is so much more impactful and inspiring to sit down with young people and hear their stories of challenge and success directly. A video of her story is here. So today, we are extending that matching commitment by another $100,000.

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And the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Go To.

Tech Soup

Our team was quite impressed with the quality of photos and videos submitted, and all the hard work that was put into each. First Place Video. Winning the 1 st place award for best video story, may I present “Freedom to dream” by Charity Express/ Dalit Freedom Network. Please visit the site to view this video).

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

When I say “give permission,&# in this post, I’m really saying that you should balance the herding and collecting of the community with the encouragement and empowerment for the community to go wherever it wants with your message or information. Giving permission to the community to have conversations without you requires trust.

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