Tag: grassroots organization

The Burden of Data on Civil Society

You’ve probably pondered how corporations manage to target you with a product you’re interested in precisely. They employ data, which is information that has been gathered. Advertisers utilize data to target their adverts better, make sales, and shape our buying habits. It is the new oil. Using it can help us better comprehend the world…
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Reflections on the philanthropy supporting ecosystem & how to lift-up philanthropy

In this article, we’re excited to share some of our thoughts and hopes for the future of philanthropy in Haiti. Haiti is near and dear to us, so we would like to spend some time today reflecting on the support that comes from philanthropy. We hope this piece will give you a sense of what…
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Local Action for Global Good-Why & How to Embrace CBOs/CSOs

Our world has been through a lot in just the last few years, and it can sometimes seem like it’s not going to get any easier any time soon. From the covid-19 pandemic to the shutdowns and lock-ins and every other difficulty and hardship that has come since then, humanity has been through the wringer. …
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Haiti might see 19 storms, including four hurricanes, this hurricane season. How can you help?

Cyclones, hurricanes and tropical storms, heavy rain, and flooding are only a few of the natural calamities that have ravaged Haiti throughout its history, as well as political turmoil. From the middle of June through the end of November, Haiti experiences its annual hurricane season. Authorities have warned that 19 tropical storms, including four hurricanes,…
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Where Will Nonprofit Be 1 Year From Now

Associations are part, with cooperatives and mutuals, of the societal forms of the social economy, which have in common to participate in economic life without seeking profit. They have neither personality nor existence without respecting certain legal forms. Definition Etymologically, the word association comes from the Latin association, which means “action to bring together.” Find…
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2022 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits in The Context of Haiti

Online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns can be launched around cause awareness and donating days. January 01: Independence Day —   #haitianindependenceday  01: New Years. — #newyears 02: Ancestry Day—  #ancestryday 03: International Mind Body Wellness Day— #mindbodywellnessday 04: World Braille Day—  #worldbrailleday #braille 08: War on Poverty Day — #waronpovertyday 11: Human trafficking awareness day— #humantraffickingawareness 17: Martin Luther…
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Addicted to Haiti? Us Too. 6 Reasons We Just Can’t Stop

Each difficulty can be seen as an additional opportunity that helps never to give up. It can also be seen as a way to invent a new way of carrying out a task or simply organize oneself differently. You can thus develop your ability to adapt and demonstrate your creativity. Haiti is a country that…
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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world and is a global day of lobbying for women’s rights.  It is on this day that we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.…
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Everyone Can Be a Changemaker

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Mahatma Gandhi. Haiti has become the birthplace of countless changemakers, especially the unnamed heroes that have dedicated countless hours and effort working with nonprofits driven by a singular purpose of creating positive change in our world. Changemakers People like…
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Sustaining Civil Society

Within the current framework of intellectual struggle and global activism against systemic and institutional racism, the international community must recognize that Haiti’s victimization through racialized capitalism jeopardizes the daily lives of Haitians both inside and outside Haiti. Theories that paint Haiti as a fragile or failed state are inaccurate as they ignore the power of…
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