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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

His unit, the 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Ambassador to the United Nations Douglas Rutzen President & CEO International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Rutzen has quietly put out political fires in back rooms around the world. Department of Treasury’s Office of International Affairs.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Women for Women International. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Because Women for Women International has an engaged and vocal online supporter base, I am lucky that my time investment usually pays off. Anything else?

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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

Saleforce Nonprofit

Why does nobody hear the voices when all the children are yelling and crying and running from bombs?’ Known for her efforts to advance women’s rights in Afghanistan, Zarifa experienced an untenable career in politics. I asked my mom ‘Mom, why does nobody hear us? Why does nobody save the children? And my mom told me ‘You can tweet’.

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Giving Circle Book Group: Books by Women Visionaries and Their Organizations

Have Fun - Do Good

Salbi is the President of Women for Women International , an organization that helps women affected by war to rebuild their lives. Brodsky documents the inside story of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). With All Our Strength by Anne Brodsky. Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating by Jane Goodall.

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Nonprofit Technology News for September 2013

Tech Soup

The UK NPTech website, Charity Digital News reports that the Royal London Society for the Blind and IBM are creating a new voice controlled screen reading application called the Chatty Web. Finally, I think one of the more interesting international crowdfunding projects is Watsi, a Global Crowdfunding Platform for Healthcare.

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Break the Bias: Changing the Game for Girls & Women

Saleforce Nonprofit

The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this year instantly sent the future of girls and women in that country into chaos. Today is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias — something that we strive to do daily in our work at Women Win. Credit: GOLEES.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

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India is next to Pakistan, which is right next to Afghanistan, and the US had just gone to war in Afghanistan. In the process, I felt like I came into contact with my own creative voice, and that voice wanted more, it wanted more room. How do we go about getting to that place? The way it emerged was amazing to me really.