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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But when that system failed too, I realized I had not bothered to get the street address of where they would be. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. And in the face of a storm like Sandy, our system is actually too big not to fail.

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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. With the launch of the Endeavor Shuttle, engineer, physician, and astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space in 1992.

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