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Benetech and the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most. I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. Facebook is all about sharing and connecting. Create a conversation.

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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

Tech Soup

In the documentary, Carr scolds Vice co-founder Shane Smith for impugning the Times ' news judgment: "Before you ever went to Liberia," Carr said, "we've had reporters reporting on genocide after genocide. The issue of a lack of diversity in the nonprofit sector is long-standing. Support Diversity with Substance.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Invest in organizations like Women Made Gallery , American Women Artists , the Professional Organization for Women in the Arts , WGAW , and the National Museum of Women in the Arts which help give a voice and a future to female artists worldwide. Anika Rahman is a Bangladeshi-American lawyer and prominent voice in the ecofeminism movement.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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