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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora. I shared about my great-grandmother, “Lil Mama,” who was born in Louisiana 30 years after the end of slavery and lived until 108.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

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Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. Want to explore fundraising tools that can help you plan excellent events and raise more? All-inclusive resorts offer lodging, food and drink, entertainment, and recreational activities all on-site. Find out more in this guide to the basics.

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Creating the Business of My Dreams

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Or maybe you became an entrepreneur so you could have a bigger impact on the world by helping many nonprofit organizations learn how to become stronger and raise more money. I’m travelling to amazing places to speak and teach (like Russia, New Zealand, and Jamaica) and I’m having a blast. How do I know?

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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.