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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

She is focused on local and global initiatives, partnering with nonprofits, governments and the private sector to develop durable solutions and deliver impact at scale. I confess a career in law never really lit me up like the work I do today. It brings our mission to life and is also such an important listening system for us.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

We connect the local with global resources.” The challenge to providing help to this quarter of the world’s people is the growing body of anti-terrorism laws in the world, like the USA Patriot Act and Executive Order 13224 in the United States. The project is active in Iraq and Kenya.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Vital Voices :: @ VitalVoices. Vital Voices works with extraordinary women leaders accelerating peace and prosperity in their communities. Ewaso Lions is a focused conservation research project in Samburu, Kenya that is working to conserve Kenya’s lions while improving livelihoods of local people.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

A blog was really perfect for me, because first of all, it was a very casual voice -- it's not very formal. I want to thank Britt for putting the panel together and just for her work in inspiring women leaders, and getting our voices out there, and recognizing our work - and also to the organizers.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. The year before that, women in Morocco won an amazing change in the law. Until then, women had been considered minors under the law.

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