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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. March 8th is International Women’s Day.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

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" The organization serves refugee and immigrant survivors of human rights abuses with a team that speaks 25 different languages to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Mosaic's clients. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. On October 1, Brighter Tomorrows held a Candlelight Vigil at a local police department.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Foster a data culture, and a testing culture . Taking the time to identify the most important information, and understanding privacy laws as we reviewed in “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy”, will result in an unprecedented understanding of your stakeholders and a strong relationship between each party. .

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. Microsoft has the culture and resources to support and encourage these social ventures.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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The CHAG is given considerable liberty with what they do, but they must rely mostly on local resources and advocacy. But I love Mali, and particularly the communality and generosity evident in Malian culture. It establishes a positive precedent for taxation with local accountability. Poverty is not just about material need.

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Juneteenth Resources

Media Cause

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is celebrated on June 19th, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, and often also a celebration of African-American culture. Black Youth Project — BYP has various local chapters. Find yours here.

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Leading the Resistance: 28 Organizations You Can (and Should) Support Today

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That’s why we empower local leaders to build a strong movement for equality that secures critical grassroots wins at every level. Southern Poverty Law Center. The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Black Women For Wellness.

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