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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

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Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role. Technology offers plenty of collaboration strategies that don’t require people to be physically present. Don’t Rush We all make hiring mistakes. “At

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Opportunity to Mentor Nigerian Women - The Networking for Success Project

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Does your work and interests include how information and communication technology (ICTs) can be used to promote social change? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you might want to consider participating in this online mentoring program for women in Nigeria. Take this three question quick quiz: 1. The Women???s

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Help Empower Women Rights Organizations in the Ukraine

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I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine. The project is called “ Tech2Empower ,” organized by Wake , an organization on a quest to leverage technology for women’s empowerment globally. In Ukraine, nearly 2 million people are internally displaced.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

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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. Learn More .

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What Advice Would You Give to Women in Africa About using Web2.0 Tools to Advance their Work?

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I was a mentor on Ore's Blog Mentoring Project in Africa as Joitske Hulsebosch also writes about. I also had a chance to work with Ore through Nancy White and KM4DEV Technology Stewardship issue. s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). s Technology Empowerment Centre. Of course, said yes.

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

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Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program. From here she was selected to take a Microsoft ICT course, where she learned about the power of technology for connecting people around the world.

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4 Best Professional Development Practices for Nonprofits

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Kristine volunteers as a reading mentor in the Lead to Read KC program and as a coach for At Coaching for Everyone , delivering complimentary coaching and leadership support to traditionally underserved and under-resourced populations.