Courtenay C Venton

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

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

super important article from my friend @SashaChanoff

[RefugePoint @RefugePt]

Refugees make some of the best employees: @RefugePt @TentOrg @TBBforTalent @CitImmCanada #Resettle75K #RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/uqEC024qZX via @USATODAY

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

https://t.co/eCTW4W3jtB https://t.co/l5IO8FWRG2

[Eddah Kaguthi @Eddah_k]

@USAIDEastAfrica @USAID @mercycorps @acdivoca @WFP @USAIDFFP @cabotventon @NDMA_Kenya @igadsecretariat @USAIDKenya @USAIDSomalia @USAIDEthiopia Hey, where can I get a copy of this report?

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

When is our government going to wake up? https://t.co/BoQj2OVLww

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

https://t.co/TdpfsbpzdW

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

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. https://t.co/2Kb9W8Vboe

[not a vessel @cynthiakaplan]

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!

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

When hurricane, flood disaster relief brings anything but relief - CBS News https://t.co/FgjizaIe1K

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

@JeffBezos Re-configuring how we respond to humanitarian crises could save billions of dollars - and avert human suffering. https://t.co/NqN4hvYy2t

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

@JeffBezos Reconfigure our focus to supporting people where they are at, rather than a specific sector, and poverty starts to unravel

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

@JeffBezos Disrupt traditional aid models. There are new approaches that turn aid on its head that are transformative. https://t.co/awaCIAZ7HI

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

BBC News - A woman’s world for South Sudanese refugees https://t.co/tA2wgE03B4

[Jamie Rosen @jamierosennyc]

We need to move away from knee-jerk reactions to crisis but invest in agencies that provide daily aid, says @cabotventon #tandcphilanthropy

[TOWN&COUNTRY @TandCmag]

"We need to rethink the way that we respond to crisis." —
@cabotventon #TandCPhilanthropy

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

So proud of this project! https://t.co/r7xr3sDEUv

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

Money to Burn? Check out my latest op-ed with @NRC_Egeland https://t.co/NqN4hwg8U1

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

We have no money to burn. See how we save $ billions by responding to
humanitarian crises earlier: https://t.co/sWepte88jC @thomsonreuters

[Laughing Man Coffee @laughingmanco]

Congrats the the pledge your profit winners. Read about it.
https://t.co/MlsZEpUJ8Y

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

how tech can help budding entrepreneurs in the poorest parts of africa https://t.co/3m8HKSVP7G

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

My latest blog post on #ethiopia
https://t.co/0P8qQjOaPs

[Courtenay C Venton @cabotventon]

Thanks @hallegatte for posting! https://t.co/ELaVq5O1fl

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

Important lessons from past failures!! The Impending Crisis in Ethiopia: A Costly Delay https://t.co/VMPKMMbf1L via @theworldpost

[Laughing Man Coffee @laughingmanco]

Kids join the #PYP4P challenge http://t.co/8PCTvyx7In. @livelaughingman @RealHughJackman $500 to winning charity & shout out. ENDS AUG 31st!