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Organizing across generations for civil rights 

Candid

For example, last year, we faced a campaign that sought to restrict what schools can teach—by appealing to mothers. We brought folks together for rallies and family-friendly community teach-ins. In our case, we found a desire for peer support, community bonding, and empowerment. The result?

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Hadley China

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean. The native English speaker teaches lessons on topics like holidays, customs, or English grammar. The participants wear headsets with microphones.

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What A Pandemic Teaches Us About Innovation and Corporate Giving

Givinga

We helped LIVELY formulate a list of 10 charities that promote social justice through a variety of areas including legal, advocacy and women’s empowerment. Through the company initiative, LIVELY supported social justice causes, and gave employees a voice and choice to demonstrate their support for the cause on an individual level.

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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Their model of empowerment amplifies the voices of refugee communities, allowing them to act as their own champions. Their mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. It almost always naturally leads to discussion about how to amplify each other’s voices using social media.

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What Advice Would You Give to Women in Africa About using Web2.0 Tools to Advance their Work?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I came across Ore's writing via Sokari Ekine's fantastic bridge blogging of the African blogosphere on Global Voices. s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). s Technology Empowerment Centre. The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 Oreoluwa Somolu I've known Oreoluwa Somolu virtually for several years.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The class typically erupts in a cacophony of voices, as it did that first time he told students to talk to each other because he couldn’t figure out what else to do. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery.