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Confessions of a former DEI skeptic  

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After all, I’m a Black woman from Jamaica who works in human resources. It was here that I first encountered bias, when some assumed that the education I’d received in Jamaica was somehow less rigorous. Knowing this to be untrue, I disregarded it, persevered, and returned to Jamaica with my degree to launch my HR career.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora. At the opening plenary brunch, Susan shared that together we are “transforming philanthropy so it empowers the leaders and organizations that build power in Black communities.”

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What if no one wants to help the people you are helping?

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This summer, I had the privilege of travelling to Montego Bay, Jamaica to lead a Board retreat for the Jamaican Christian School for the Deaf and Servant’s Heart Jamaica. My guide told me that I probably saw more of the true island that 90% of the people who visit Jamaica. Not so in Jamaica.

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Creating the Business of My Dreams

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I’m travelling to amazing places to speak and teach (like Russia, New Zealand, and Jamaica) and I’m having a blast. Now, I only work with 1-on-1 clients when I want to. My revenue comes from passive and leveraged income streams. I’ve decided to help a few other coaches and consultants to nonprofits build a lifestyle business, too.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 1998, during the embryonic stages of the project, this focus turned to a concept called "Reverence for Life," a non-demonational philsophy of self-development which had taken root in Jamaica's prisons. He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. Both organizations work in the Caribbean, where sexual minorities face widespread violence, bigotry and marginalization.

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6 Powerful Types of Video Content Every Nonprofit Needs

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Take this video from an adolescent health nonprofit advocating on behalf of kids in Jamaica, for example. Here, you’ll be focusing on two core elements: Your mission: what it is, and why it’s so important to you. Your goal: What type of impact you hope to make on the world.

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