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This French company made life-saving food cheaper and boosted global nutrition

Fast Company Tech

Nutrisets reliance on local franchisees has helped create over 1,000 jobs in hunger-stricken regions while strengthening the supply chain and reducing the carbon emissions of transportation, according to UNICEF. That share climbed to two-thirds in 2022. The at-home treatment works most of the time.

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News In Brief: Blackbaud, RKD, Moore

The NonProfit Times

As previously disclosed, due to EVERFI performing below expectations, Blackbaud is considering a range of alternatives for EVERFI, one of which includes a potential divestiture of the business. Millions of children are experiencing hunger here in the U.S. It will be recorded during the fourth quarter of 2024.

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Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum computing chip uses a new kind of superconductor

Engadget

Majorana qubits are more stable than current alternatives, Microsoft explained. It could also allow scientists to perform computations for the extraction of enzymes that can boost soil fertility or promote sustainable growth of food for the sake of ending world hunger.

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50+ Year End Fundraiser Email Subject Lines

CauseVox

Alternatively, 69 percent of email recipients flag an email as spam based on the subject line. To knock your subject line out of the park, Mailmeteor will also provide a list of alternative subject lines based on the one you entered. In fact, 47 percent of email recipients open an email based solely on its subject line.

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11 great sci-fi books from 2020 to check out on your new Kindle

The Verge

This debut novel from video essayist Lindsay Ellis images an alien first contact event in an alternative version of 2007, capturing both the political and cultural flavor of the time period while examining what it really means to be human — or alien. Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis. From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.

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Bringing Hope Home in Central Florida

DipJar

For millions of Americans, hunger became a new and unwelcome fact of life. Second Harvest had no alternative but to work harder and smarter to meet the growing needs of the communities they serve. The DipJars were on the move during the pandemic, popping up at two local BBQ joints during Hunger Action Month in September.

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Latin America’s food paradox

TechCrunch

The Pan American Health Organization estimates that by 2030, “hunger will affect 67 million people in the region, a figure that does not take into account repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.”. Ady Beitler, chief executive officer at Nilus, puts it well : “There’s more food out there than what’s needed to eradicate hunger.

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