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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Is Open Data Just A Flash in the Pan Movement?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Edmonia Lewis. Her greatest work, The Death of Cleopatra , is now housed at the Smithsonian. Roxane Gay.

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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. We hosted a roundtable at the 2012 Social Innovation Summit in New York and recently participated on a panel at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Chicago.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

of total philanthropic resources each year that actually directly go to benefit women and girls, and that includes both domestic and international grant making. I just saw a remarkable film made about a grantee organization that the Global Fund had supported for many years in Liberia. It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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