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Courtenay C Venton

@cabotventon

Passionate advocate for women's empowerment and agency, and ways to do things differently when it comes to aid.

 Boston
Joined September 2013
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super important article from my friend @SashaChanoff
RefugePoint (@RefugePt) profile pictureRefugePoint@RefugePt7 Sep 2018
Refugees make some of the best employees: @RefugePt @TentOrg @TBBforTalent @CitImmCanada #Resettle75K #RefugeesWelcome usat.ly/2MVnkQZ via @USATODAY
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usaid.gov/resilience/economi… xitter.gq/Eddah_k/status/9741632…
Eddah Kaguthi (@Eddah_k) profile pictureEddah Kaguthi@Eddah_k15 Mar 2018
Replying to @USAID @mercycorps @acdivoca @WFP @USAIDFFP @cabotventon @NDMA_Kenya @igadsecretariat @USAIDKenya @USAIDSomalia @USAIDEthiopia
Hey, where can I get a copy of this report?
When is our government going to wake up? bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
California: Rescuers search for mudslide survivors

California: Rescuers search for mudslide survivors

Roads are closed and people are trapped, with officials saying the death toll is likely to rise.

bbc.com
theguardian.com/us-news/2018…
$306bn in one year: US bill for natural disasters smashes record

$306bn in one year: US bill for natural disasters smashes record

Major hurricanes, wildfires, drought and tornadoes have led to highest ever damage costs, as expert says extremes have ‘climate change fingerprints on them’

theguardian.com
Pretty awesome to be included in this list of amazing women. Thanks @cynthiakaplan for the shout out! Hoping for some pretty powerful change this year. xitter.gq/cynthiakaplan/status/9…
not a vessel (@cynthiakaplan) profile picturenot a vessel@cynthiakaplan1 Jan 2018
I'm thinking 2018 should be the year women take over the world. @kristingillibrandsen @RepMaxineWaters @SenWarren @Beyonce @melindagates @SenDuckworth @HillaryClinton @abigaildisney @Malala @KamalaHarris @aliciagarza @GloriaSteinem @asieh_am @cabotventon @AnnaDeavereS More!
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When hurricane, flood disaster relief brings anything but relief - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/best-intent…
​Best intentions: When disaster relief brings anything but relief

​Best intentions: When disaster relief brings anything but relief

Humanitarian workers say the good intentions of generous Americans who donate useless goods instead of money to victims creates a "second disaster"

cbsnews.com
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BBC News - A woman’s world for South Sudanese refugees bbc.com/news/in-pictures-399…
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Jamie Rosen@jamierosennyc9 May 2017
We need to move away from knee-jerk reactions to crisis but invest in agencies that provide daily aid, says @cabotventon #tandcphilanthropy
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TOWN&COUNTRY@TandCmag9 May 2017
"We need to rethink the way that we respond to crisis." — @cabotventon #TandCPhilanthropy
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So proud of this project! imagodeifund.org/the-launch-…
Money to Burn? Check out my latest op-ed with @NRC_Egeland news.trust.org/item/20161103…
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Jan Egeland
@NRC_Egeland3 Nov 2016
We have no money to burn. See how we save $ billions by responding to humanitarian crises earlier: tmsnrt.rs/2f3kVij @thomsonreuters
Image from Jan Egeland (@NRC_Egeland)
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Congrats the the pledge your profit winners. Read about it. laughingmanfoundation.org/pl…
Image from Laughing Man Coffee (@laughingmanco)
Image from Laughing Man Coffee (@laughingmanco)
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how tech can help budding entrepreneurs in the poorest parts of africa singularityhub.com/2015/11/0…
My latest blog post on #ethiopia huffingtonpost.com/courtenay…
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Thanks @hallegatte for posting! xitter.gq/hallegatte/status/6582…
stephane hallegatte (@hallegatte) profile picturestephane hallegatte@hallegatte25 Oct 2015
Important lessons from past failures!! The Impending Crisis in Ethiopia: A Costly Delay huffingtonpost.com/courtenay… via @theworldpost
Kids join the #PYP4P challenge bit.ly/1BZfb1B. @livelaughingman @RealHughJackman $500 to winning charity & shout out. ENDS AUG 31st! – at Manhattan, NY
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In Pursuit of the Common Good: Coffee Sows the Seeds of Change huff.to/1M1spyh via @HuffPostImpact
Before the big meal, snack on these 9 Thanksgiving energy facts blog.opower.com/2014/11/than…
Transforming the Goals of Economic Development huff.to/1tzTtvT via @HuffPostImpact
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