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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency

The Verge

As of today, Bitcoin is an official currency of El Salvador alongside the US dollar, after the Central American country became the first to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender. CNBC notes that the move makes El Salvador the first country to officially have Bitcoin on its balance sheet and to hold it as part of its reserves.

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Love to Learn Tech Tips in Person? NetSquared Is for You!

Tech Soup

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 2015 Tech Impact Awards Luncheon. San Salvador, El Salvador: Presentacion De Retos Dal El Salvador 2015. Seattle, Washington: Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. Mississauga, Ontario: Coders Anonymous — For Hackers + Social Innovators. Friday, November 6, 2015.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Telling Moving Stories

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The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Telling Moving Stories

See3

The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign.

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Dear Sophie: What can we do to help employees who are Ukrainian citizens?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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400 More Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

My multichannel award goes to The Nature Conservancy. Demand an end to El Salvador’s abortion ban. I tweeted about it and will do a follow-up blog post about why they got so many things right. Everything from the email design to the donation form experience was spot on. Urgent Deadline: All gifts MATCHED!

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