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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. In recent years, the international humanitarian community has responded with a number of data protection guidance documents, such as those from USAID , ICRC , OCHA , and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

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Veterans Leverage Their Pro Bono Skills to Rise to the Call of Duty from Afar

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. Government. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Hamid Karzai International Airport. I was heartbroken by what was happening in Afghanistan. About the Author.

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How to Build Platforms that Our Movements Can Own

Non Profit Quarterly

Combining a tech platform with fiscal sponsorship, Open Collective can take on the compliance side—like dealing with the Internal Revenue Service—so that groups can focus on their work. We were astonished when hundreds of technologists used Open Collective to pool funds to help families get out of Afghanistan.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

Women and girls in particular have felt the impacts of a never-ending global health pandemic, conflict and displacement, and authoritarian government takeovers, to name a few. The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this year instantly sent the future of girls and women in that country into chaos. About the Author.

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Impact and Interoperability: How Technology Powers Collaboration

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country. Because we are all stronger when we work together.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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--Honorata (pictured left) about her experience with Women for Women International. A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. Reunited, she began to rebuild their life."

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