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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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A Guide to bbcon 2022 Virtual for Higher Education Professionals

sgEngage

bbcon offers more insight into navigating uncertainty in these breakout sessions: Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Build a Strategy for Resiliency. Frances Beasley—Victory Junction. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT ®— a complete fund accounting software solution designed specifically for nonprofits and schools.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We could therefore use the donated funds to scan a dozen more books, so they can be converted into accessible formats: Inventing Wine: A New History of One of the World’s Most Ancient Pleasures , by Paul Lukacs; The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films , by Lois H.

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

This week the revolutionary data driven philanthropy of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is featured and a call for beneficiary inclusion in Markets for Good goes out. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. Data Philanthropy: Where are we now.

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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jumo has been raising $2 million in funding from individuals and foundations. He has also put together a team of advisers including Jeffrey David Sachs , Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of the Acumen Fund , and Linda Rottenberg is CEO and Co-founder of Endeavor. Chris Hughes.

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A Tribute To Simone Joyaux

Bloomerang

Then came our family trip to France, more specifically to Simone’s region of France. Traveling to a board meeting in London was a splendid opportunity to expose the portion of our family working directly with Bloomerang, namely my daughter and her family, to not only the UK, but also to the South of France.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Make sure to read through the FAQ and look at last year's winners to get a sense of what they are willing to fund. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0.

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