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 ssons from a Funding Model Designed to Empower Women
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DESCRIPTION:As the architects of a philanthropic initiative to drive women
 ’s economic empowerment in Lebanon\, Lynn Zovighian\, co-founder and man
 aging director of the family-owned\, Beirut-based social investment firm T
 he Zovighian Partnership\, and Social Impact Lab (SIL) Director Rebecca Ri
 ccio invited local community-based organizations to define their own fundi
 ng priorities and promised to listen. Lynn and Rebecca will present an alt
 ernative approach to philanthropic grant making that draws on SIL practice
 s and principles to disrupt the conventional power imbalance between grant
 ees and donors to give women a voice. They will also share how their data 
 is providing real-time insights into critical vulnerabilities\, urgent nee
 ds\, and emerging frontline strategies for addressing Lebanon’s multiple
  crises. This event is part of the Social Impact Lab's weeklong series Fro
 m Boston to Beirut: Reimagining Social Change in the Middle East. \n\nFacu
 lty guests:\nMoira Zellner\, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs\
 , Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science and Co-Director of N
 ULab for Texts\, Maps and Networks\; Liza Weinstein\, Department Chair and
  Associate Professor of Sociology\; and Laura Kuhl\, Assistant Professor o
 f Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs.\n\nThis event
  is part of the Social Impact Lab's weeklong series From Boston to Beirut:
  Reimagining Social Change in the Middle East. \n\nAll events except the s
 tudent workshops will be recorded and available on the Social Impact Lab w
 eb site for those who are unable to participate synchronously.\n\nRegistra
 tion is required to attend in person or online. \n\nTo learn more and regi
 ster\, please click below.
LOCATION:909 Renassaince Park
SUMMARY:What Happens When You Ask NGOs What Their Communities Need? Lessons
  from a Funding Model Designed to Empower Women
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