The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

billion profit. It was the company’s second year finishing in the black, but it significantly improved over last year’s fourth-quarter profit of just $270 million. Tesla turned that profit on just over $17.7 There should no longer be doubt about the viability and profitability of electric vehicles.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! Nonprofit organizations, local and federal governments, campaigners and even businesses are trying to innovate at the speed of communities.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Niiro started MilkRun , a subscription service delivering weekly grocery staples sourced from small, local farms, in 2018 after becoming a small farmer herself in Portland, Oregon. Our model is to increase profits by helping small farmers get more of their goods purchased,” she told TechCrunch. Hacking lettuce for taste and profit.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Instead of grant deliverables or profit, passion and impact are the bottom line motivators for change. Getting Started.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

The Austin-based company says it’s looking to “democratize product innovation by drastically lowering barriers to entry for creation of new products.” To help accelerate its own vision, Gembah has raised an $11 million Series A, led by local firm ATX Venture Partners along with Silverton, Flexport, Brett Hurt, Jim Curry and Dan Graham.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Companies like FloorFound have found success in managing furniture returns, but hot on their heels is Loveseat , which also wants to improve that landfill statistic through its unique approach of an online returned goods marketplace where furniture is auctioned off locally. We end up having a 55% repeat rate on customer purchases.”.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 18, 2012

Austin Gives program encourages area businesses to share profits : The measure aims to encourage area companies of all sizes to pledge — via an online form at austingives.net — to give a portion of their pre-tax earnings to local nonprofit agencies.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. State/Local. State/Local.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2014

You may have attended your local Tech Club , as an attendee, speaker, or organizer. NTEN 501 Tech Clubs are informal, local groups that meet regularly in many cities. These meetings allow people interested in nonprofit technology to meet local colleagues, develop professional support networks, and talk shop in a relaxed setting.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

cities such as Austin, Miami, Portland and Philadelphia. What makes Zeus even more special, in Tan’s view, is its ability to find properties in desirable areas of town that usually only the people who live in a city know about, so the residents can “live like a local.”. “It’s Today, that has grown to nearly 5,000 homes in 96 U.S.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit19 / @TogetherSC. State/Local. Fundraising & Grants.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2021

Indeed, as TechCrunch recently reported, Accel has a history of backing companies that were previously bootstrapped (and often profitable) -– the latest example being Lower , a Columbus, Ohio-based fintech, which just raised a $100 million Series A. Part of its investment thesis is to “invest early and locally,” according to Wong.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Guests also pay for the cost of cleaning the home they are staying at, but the company says it does not profit from that. Today, it’s active in over 20 markets in North America, including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Denver, Austin, Vancouver, and Mexico City.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $125. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF. State/Local. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Fundraising & Grants. Jan 17 - 19. Finance / @nysscpa.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Samira and Licea ended up broadening their search beyond Austin, Texas, where OwnLocal was based, to work with outsourcing partners in Latin America. Astro claims to be profitable and cash-flow positive, with $17 million in annual recurring revenue from a customer base totaling 47 companies. But this presented its own challenges.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

On February 7, Austin-based SMB-focused Sana Benefits announced that it was cutting about 19% of its staff. It’s not clear how many people were impacted but as of last summer when it raised a $60 million Series B , the startup had about 170 employees, according to Austin Inno. Check it out here. TechCrunch had covered its $20.8

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

So they looked into building an ADU they could rent to local students. For now, Cottage partners with small to medium-sized local, “qualified” residential general contractors. Cities and local agencies have to approve or deny ADU projects within 60 days of receiving a permit application. The practice is not uncommon.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

That’s right the news at 6 and 10, the local newspaper, radio news and other mainstream media matter. For example, here in Austin, the news stations have shown great interest in how Austin Zoo is dealing with the heat and keeping animals cool. As a media relations fan and practitioner at heart, that is great news.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s August 2021, and while that hasn’t happened, Argo has launched a small fleet of robotaxis in Miami and Austin in partnership with Lyft. Whether it be in the core of Miami, Austin, DC. So we do encode certain contextual information so that we can act as naturally as possible with what the norms are in that local area.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Austin, Texas: Communicating with Impact: Adobe Spark | #Storymakers2017. Sunday, September 17, 2017.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Austin, Texas.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Rebecca notes that the industry’s economics have always been tricky , but it surely doesn’t help that investors are becoming increasingly wary of startups with high costs and long paths to profitability. Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones can be a challenge for small businesses — much less local governments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

A new study bike lanes increase sales of local businesses because they make the streets safer places for pedestrians, which increases foot traffic, so THERE! Shop owners should stop complaining to their local transportation authorities when parking spots get repurposed for bike lanes. A few words on bike lanes… . The big three U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2023

Because of this explosive growth trajectory, the UK digital bank reached profitability for the first time. This week, the Swedish payments giant revealed that despite a large ($1 billion) operating loss in 2022, it expects to return to profitability this year. Revolut’s financial success starts at the top of the funnel.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

It’s less than 24 hours until the masses start filling the Austin Convention Center for one of the biggest and best Interactive conferences of the year: South By Southwest. The lounge will be the place to meet the best and brightest socially-conscious Geekeratti at SXSW and catch some unplugged local music. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Vancouver, British Columbia: Pints Not Profits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Mukono, Uganda.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I believed that you could create a for-profit enterprise whilst realizing social good. We brought our first product to market in July 2000 working with a local children’s museum as our first client. I handed over the reigns as CEO to Gene Austin and became Chief Strategy Officer.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Austin, Texas: Facebook Isn't Free (and That's OK!)

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It's pretty amazing what these folks have created, like Dan Newman, the Executive Director and Co-founder of MAPLight.org , a non-partisan non-profit that illuminates the connection between money and politics (you can read my interview with him here ). We've been around for about four years now. I'll call it Freecycle."

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Does their industry, profitability, business model, or financial independence come into play? growth over the years, we recognized that with increased growth, it was the right time to increase our local presence to better support our customers with more face-to-face engagement,” McCullough added. And why might the U.K.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

The newest Big Vision podcast is up , and it is an interview with Ilyse Hogue, the Global Finance Campaign Director for the Rainforest Action Network and one of the founders of SmartMeme , a non-profit collective of long term organizers, strategists, trainers and communications professionals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

For his for-profit clients, through the various estate sales, business liquidations, and consignment auctions, Dan works to sell their inventory in the most efficient and profitable means possible. Chuck meets face to face with each local client, develops a strategy of not only how to meet each organizations’ goal, but beat it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The pitch: Over half of American farms don’t have the tools or bandwidth they need to identify ways to improve their farms and become profitable. Founder: Austin Osborne (CEO). Companies need local entities, contracts, payroll, benefits, accounting, tax, compliance…and the list goes on. Website: illumenotes.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. These pros have carved out a niche working with mission-driven, ethical clients in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors – and want to show you how to bring your values to work while keeping a roof over your head.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The challenge for every business, organization, and nonprofit or for-profit company is that the world of social media is like the Wild Wild West. You Mobile Non-profit: a play in three acts. What’s new?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. These pros have carved out a niche working with mission-driven, ethical clients in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors – and want to show you how to bring your values to work while keeping a roof over your head.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0

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