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Trainer’s Notebook: #Tech2Empower Peru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Greetings from Cusco, Peru! I am honored to be working with Wake International on their Tech2Empower Program in Cusco, Peru. Our group of advisors includes 20 impressive women from 8 technology companies who are sharing their skills and expertise with local women entrepreneurs help them to scale their businesses.

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Conversations on Hispanic Heritage Month

Media Cause

Rice and beans are also a staple in the community—across every group, there’s some variation of this classic dish. My mom was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, and my dad was born and raised in Peru. Peru feels like another home to me, but Dominican food is also a huge comfort and part of my life. Luisa Chil, Sr.

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Tech2Empower: The Llama Pack Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I was got to work on a week-long service trip in Cusco, Peru as part of Wake: Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange #Tech2empower program where womwn in who work in technology volunteer to share their professional skills and knowledge with women-run business owners. That is what the #Tech2Empower program is all about!

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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As a group or as an individual, CARE Packages can help send girls in Afghanistan to school for a year, or help expectant mothers in Peru safely deliver. CARE Packages: CARE has a very unique holiday gift program that allows you to compile care packages to send to women entrepreneurs and girls worldwide.

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Research Friday: The Importance of Strong and Weak Ties In Leadership Development

ASU Lodestar Center

for Vive Peru. She is currently serving as Director of Development for Vive Peru, and seeking her next steps in a career in the nonprofit sector. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group. posted by Annalise Parady , Director of Development. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for Latin American NGOs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was great to have a co-trainer who knew the subject matter, fluent in English, and who understood group facilitation skills and training approaches. This was very helpful because traditional translation does not help you read the group or adjust on the spot. I do not speak Spanish.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services.