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Hadley China

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean. Hadley-China students, support staff from Hadley-China, and native English speakers log onto a website at the same time.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. … Read More

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. It works well for students in the United States, but we’re still not reaching American adults to the extent we would like. We can do better!

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali. It is a collaboration between American students and residents of Sikoro, a dusty periurban town of 65,000 people outside the capital city of Bamako, Mali. Empowerment” is a word that has become completely cheapened through overuse.

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Make a Statement: Defining Your Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements 

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When done well, these statements breathe the essence of your organization into language that can reach diverse audiences. Well-crafted statements give them the language and the confidence to make the important asks! leadership, collaboration, empowerment). Create a compelling case for support to inspire stakeholder involvement.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. I mean, what a wonderful idea.