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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

Uplifting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Shaw University, located in Raleigh, NC, was the first HBCU organized in the South and is the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora.

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What if no one wants to help the people you are helping?

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This summer, I had the privilege of travelling to Montego Bay, Jamaica to lead a Board retreat for the Jamaican Christian School for the Deaf and Servant’s Heart Jamaica. Both are amazing nonprofit organizations doing mighty work. Not so in Jamaica. Palm with Jamaican Pride overlooking the bay.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. The organization now boasts over 790 chapters worldwide. Their work impacts over 200,000 professionals and aspiring engineers every year. Background.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. Choose the right software to stay organized Balancing tasks like item procurement, live auction event planning, and impact reporting can become challenging. Therefore, we recommend no more than 12-15 items to ensure you hold your audience’s attention.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. Both organizations work in the Caribbean, where sexual minorities face widespread violence, bigotry and marginalization.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is this one of those flashy third world technology demonstration projects where a prestigious organization and a digerati provide a wad of cash to impose a technology solution that gets a lot of media hoopla, but isn't sustainable? He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began.

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Creating the Business of My Dreams

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If you’re a consultant to nonprofit organizations, chances are good that you started your business so that you could work for yourself and enjoy the freedom that comes with it. I’m travelling to amazing places to speak and teach (like Russia, New Zealand, and Jamaica) and I’m having a blast.