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What A Pandemic Teaches Us About Innovation and Corporate Giving

Givinga

We helped LIVELY formulate a list of 10 charities that promote social justice through a variety of areas including legal, advocacy and women’s empowerment. Through the company initiative, LIVELY supported social justice causes, and gave employees a voice and choice to demonstrate their support for the cause on an individual level.

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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. Their mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person.

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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. At the ages of 12-13, these girls, who came from nothing, are going to school and teaching themselves to use technology to improve themselves and change their communities. You can make a donation here.

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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. The native English speaker teaches lessons on topics like holidays, customs, or English grammar. The participants wear headsets with microphones.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I came across Ore's writing via Sokari Ekine's fantastic bridge blogging of the African blogosphere on Global Voices. s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). s Technology Empowerment Centre. The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 Oreoluwa Somolu I've known Oreoluwa Somolu virtually for several years.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

Two such organizations are Apps for Good and Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab , which are teaching youth to learn, create, and improve their communities through the development of apps. " Powered by CDI , Apps for Good is working with youth in the UK to teach them how to. technological solution. Youth-Created Apps.

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What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Empowerment. By using their voices to support their organization’s mission, they boost trust and inspire meaningful conversation and debate. ” I enjoy teaching workshops and presenting internationally because of the opportunity to learn from global peers. Transparency. Aspiration. Positive Impact.