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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The past year of research by HRDAG analysts has supported key criminal prosecutions and uncovered the truth about political violence in Guatemala, Iran, Colombia, Chad and Liberia. They contained detailed accounts of the interrogations, movements, and deaths of prisoners, as well as information on the internal functioning of the DDS.

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6 Examples of Nonprofits Working with For-Profits for a Greater Good

NonProfit Hub

ChildFund International. Helping some of the world’s most impoverished children in Liberia is a complex problem, but ChildFund International receives help from an important partner back in the U.S.: A pair of shoes might not sound like much, yet there’s a big need for them in Liberia. TOMS Shoes.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech's newest project is a software tool called Miradi that helps environmental practitioners design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects to more effectively meet the needs of global biodiversity. This response is a measure of how eager the environmental field is for a tool that helps better manage projects.

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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

Humanitarian organizations are actively researching and testing how the use of messaging and bots can help refugees or those directly impacted by a natural disaster, according a recent report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes. Also determine the cost.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our goal is simple: we want to provide causes and nonprofits with the tools that they need to best utilize our platform. 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.

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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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