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Ways We Can All Help Advance Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment

Connection Cafe

Women’s and girls’ empowerment is a sweeping topic, defined and shaped by family beliefs and cultural norms in the community and country where one lives. And while education and financial independence are critical steps to empowerment, they are merely two pieces of a much bigger and far more complicated story.

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

With consumer spending fueling 70% of our nation’s economic growth, the need to consume commercial products has forever been a staple in American culture. uncomfortable talking to their children about money, so where are young. In 2012, 25 percent of Americans had more credit card debt than they had in their emergency savings.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

As we expanded into a social enterprise and holistic women’s empowerment initiative, I struggled with fundraising. I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts.

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Upcoming Webinar: Creating a Culture of Storytelling

Tech Soup

Enter empowerment and encouragement. first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. Our guests will speak to the importance of creating a culture. Image: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. What is needed is space to create. organization.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. Kellogg Foundation.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Kijani ● kijani.ngo. United Kingdom.

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“Black & Proud”

M+R

While “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” addresses Black love, joy, and empowerment, the proud (on my t-shirt) is focused on self-affirmation, dignity, and equality. Taken together “Black & Proud” is a recognition that we live intersectional lives. That is, there are folks who both identify as Black and queer.

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