Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. Developing countries like Kenya and Ghana, which are starting to make good progress on these efforts, aren’t in the LDC category.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Before and during her studies, she conducted field research for governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as foundations, on maternal and child health in Sri Lanka, Ghana, Haiti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and India. You can listen and subscribe to the Big Vision Podcast via iTunes , or on the player above.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Most nonprofits (understandably) spend the majority of their funding on accomplishing their mission, meaning there's not always enough left over for technology investments. In Ghana, SAP is using their technology and volunteers in partnership with a leading NGO to help women create thriving businesses through the harvesting of shea nuts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

You can purchase a gift or card that provides AIDS grants in Ghana, Rwanda, and Swaziland. RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

At Fort Mason on San Francisco Bay investors, fund managers and social entrepreneurs put their heads together to discuss what it will take to do better, and do more, in the space that lies between strictly nonprofit and strictly for profit. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

Karolina opened the session with an enlightening overview of the SDG Philanthropy Platform , delving into the dollars grantmakers fund towards the SDGs. IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. There are resources, information, training, and funding available in plenty. There is not a shortage of resources. There are solutions. What was that?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. I did only enough of it to continue to fund this new addiction that I had, and also to keep up my frequent flier miles. BB: Can you talk a little bit about the relationship between the Global Fund for Women and this book? PG: Well, yes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We’re a former grantee and we hope that our work and Gates funding priorities coincide again in the future. This time I had three agenda items for my conversations with congressional staff: Advocating for funding for special education. Took pictures of the lunar eclipse next to the Empire State Building(!)

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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