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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

The alternative, an apathetic consensus, would entail passively accepting the dominant approach to address the climate crisis. Emotions including anger, fear and guilt play a key role in the ability of activists to create moral urgency and force issues into the spotlight.

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Bondaval raises $15M Series A for its alternative to traditional bank guarantees

TechCrunch

Bondaval’s flagship product are MicroBonds, which serve as an alternative to traditional bank guarantees and trade insurance by fractionalizing the underwriting process. Small retailers can still benefit from MicroBonds because they only need to pay an annual premium instead of posting collateral-based security, which means more liquidity.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. Volunteerism doesn’t just offer benefits to nonprofits and other community organizations.

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Elevate launches its approach to managing pre-tax benefits with $12M Series A

TechCrunch

Company benefits make or break the ability to recruit top talent. On one side of that is 401(k), while on the other are consumer-directed benefits, any accounts offered by the employer to use for a designated purpose that typically has tax-advantaged benefits. Elevate consumer directed benefit dashboard.

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The IRS is reportedly looking for ID.me alternatives amid privacy concerns

The Verge

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly looking for alternatives to the controversial facial recognition software ID.me, according to a report by Bloomberg. to verify people’s identity for Social Security, state benefits, and Veterans Affairs. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The power of small grants and deep listening to fund the ‘unfundable’ 

Candid

From the outset, our founding mothers created an alternative model of grantmaking that involved participation from community members and deep trust in their grantee partners. This increased efficiency means our grantee partners have more resources and time to provide essential services and support to community members.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To find the right product for your needs, the best place to begin is with requirements to help you evaluate alternatives. Gives you a comprehensive picture from start to finish of your entire process and helps eliminate redundant and potentially conflicting data issues. How to Choose the Right Software. High-Level Requirements.

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