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Not Cause Washing: Facebook and Google Donate To Charities In Lieu of Parties and Gifts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Feeding America Boys and Girls Clubs Smile Train CARE, Mothers Matter World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project Mobile Creches Prajwala HEAL Africa African Institute for Mathematical Sciences The Mango Tree National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Harlem Children's Zone Save the Children, Latin America focus Reporters Without Borders Witness (..)

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Lessons from IGS16: The How-To’s for Applying the SDGs to Grantmaking

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In many cases, they find that long-term approaches must address the need to develop national capacities of philanthropic actors and their civil society partners and grantees. IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017.

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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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The Liberian TRC was also the first to collect statements from members of the diaspora community – in this case Liberians living in Ghana, Nigeria, the United States and Europe. Much of the press coverage of the TRC Final Report -- both national and international -- has focused on the TRC's recommendation regarding President Sirleaf.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

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When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. Women hold these toxins in their body, and this is what they have to pass on to their children. Over 90 percent of U.S. What was that?

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. and George Smith–also known as the “Chicago Six–contacted all 288 accredited engineering programs in the nation. Kirtley, John W. Programs and Impact.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

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The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. It was about woman entrepreneurs who were sending their children to school with the money they earned, even though they were living themselves on a dollar a day. And, their weapon is poetry.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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