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Pick up the Sunday NYT Magazine: It's All About Empowering, Funding & Educating Women

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The issue includes an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , an interview with the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a piece about Women and Philanthropy by Lisa Belkin, and an excerpt from Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

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Win 2 Tickets to the Global Fund for Women 20th Anniversary Gala

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Many of you contacted me to say that you enjoyed my interview with Kavita Ramdas , the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Honorable President of Liberia, as well as women leaders from Colombia, South Africa, Malaysia, Liberia, Bosnia/Herzogovina and Egypt will be honored at the event.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I sat down for an interview to learn more about her work at Facebook and tips for nonprofits. 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. What is your current job at Facebook?

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The program guides environmental project managers through a series of step-by-step interview wizards similar to the popular TurboTax program. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues. You can visit our Colombia Project Page to read more about this work.

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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

For example, in Liberia, the bot asked 13,000 young people if teachers at their schools were exchanging grades for sex. 86% said yes, uncovering a widespread problem and prompting Liberia’s Minister of Education to work with UNICEF on addressing it. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes. Gather data against your goals.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Before her historic flight, Jemison served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia, where she oversaw the medical system that serviced Peace Corps and U.S. After her interview with Barbara Walters, Jazz Jennings' rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Embassy personnel. Nellie Bly. Future Sheroes. Jazz Jennings.

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Women Activists Profiled by Mariane Pearl in Glamour

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Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, and Africa's first elected female head of state. The series is only supposed to last a year, but I hope it continues on documenting what Pearl called in her interview with Diaz, "the ripple effect of human empathy."

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