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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

How does it interact with your existing, core programs? I used the example of Kristen Cibelli, one of our field human rights workers, who got a mini-grant to go to meet with grassroots human rights groups in Liberia. The social entrepreneurs had rapid-fire questions: How can I do that? How is it structured? How much have you raised?

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The World Food Program developed and tested the “ FoodBot ,” a Facebook Messenger bot, to interact with the people they serve to provide information on WFP services, food prices, weather updates, nutrition, and disease prevention. You could also survey or interview some of the people that interacted with your bot and get their feedback.

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. In 2012, the themes of inequality and the “forgotten one billion” permeated nearly every discussion about the global community. We think this is pretty cool.

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