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Dear Sophie: My co-founder’s a green card applicant who just got laid off. Now what?

TechCrunch

We have lots of educational resources for what to do if you were laid off and you need non-immigrant visa sponsorship or a green card. This application process can run in parallel with immigration sponsorship by a new company. Dear Sophie: My co-founder’s a green card applicant who just got laid off. Incorporate.

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Five green flags for funders in your grant proposal

Candid

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Dear Sophie: How do tech layoffs impact PERM and the green card process?

TechCrunch

Dear Sophie: Are there any visas or green cards I can get on my own? We filed a PERM for one of our team members about five months ago for her EB-2 green card, and we’re awaiting certification from the Labor Department. Will the layoffs in the tech industry affect the PERM process for EB-2 and EB-3 green cards? workers (U.S.

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Dear Sophie: Can I hire an engineer whose green card is being sponsored by another company?

TechCrunch

Dear Sophie: Should we sponsor international hires for H-1B transfers and green cards? . Her current employer is sponsoring her for an EB-2 green card, and our startup wants to hire her as a senior engineer. What happens to her green card process? The process for EB-2 green cards. More posts by this contributor.

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Change Climate Change: A New Approach to Grant Applications?

Amy Sample Ward

As you can read below, Green Mountain Coffee and JustMeans have partnered up for the Change Climate Change contest. Green Mountain Coffee will provide four grants for $200,000 each (payable over 5 years) to support the work of reducing climate change. Submit your grant proposal to Green Mountain Coffee.

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Dear Sophie: How long am I required to stay at my current job after I get my green card?

TechCrunch

My employer sponsored me for an EB-2 green card, and my application has been approved, but I’m still waiting for a decision on my application to register for permanent residence. If I should stick it out, how long should I stay with my current employer after I receive my green card? Can I transfer my green card?

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