article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. Areas served: US.

Grant 101
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Their model of empowerment amplifies the voices of refugee communities, allowing them to act as their own champions. World Relief was formed by the National Association of Evangelicals to partner with local churches in order to help protect vulnerable populations by ending cycles of suffering and building sustainable communities.

Support 74
article thumbnail

International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The One Campaign has launched an open letter signed by 86 leading voices for women around the world. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. 2016 is the year that real money and reforms must start to right these wrongs.

article thumbnail

How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Krista joined the Austin Angels staff in 2018 without hesitation.

Culture 105
article thumbnail

8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

They're also a useful way for nonprofits to connect with local developers if they're interested in building an app. Additionally, many of the apps were built using Twilio.org's SMS and voice APIs. This app was the winner of a Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and Capital One hackathon.

article thumbnail

Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

We are unapologetic about focusing local. Focusing local helps us define our community by identity. We have partnered with the county-wide community assessment project to learn more about the demographics, interests, and needs of local residents. Let’s start with empowerment. Showing that their voice matters.

Build 20