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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Ford Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. 2016 is the year that real money and reforms must start to right these wrongs. The Tech Girls of Dharavi. For T2E Cambodia , the focus is human trafficking.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. The effect of the law will be pretty fast.

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6 Steps to Zeroing Out Child Labour Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

It also requires formalizing the informal economy and extending the coverage of labour law for protection to those who are the most vulnerable. Enhancing Data-Driven Policies and Programmatic Responses. Realizing Children’s Right to Education.

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Juneteenth Resources

Media Cause

Organizations to Connect With. Whether you’re looking for educational resources or want to get involved, these organizations are a great place to start. Color Of Change —Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. Organizations to Donate to. Find yours here. Young, Black, & Lit.

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

EveryAction

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation. Legal Advocacy. Healthcare. Civil Rights.

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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

Non Profit Quarterly

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees. Workers Respond: The Rise of Platform Cooperatives.

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