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Dear Sophie: I came on a B-1 visa, then COVID-19 happened. How can I stay?

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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.” market for expanding the startup I co-founded in Bolivia a few years ago. without having to return to Bolivia. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. Jensine Larsen: World Pulse is a global media enterprise fully devoted to bringing women a global voice.

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

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Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. It plans to take its work to help Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America also modernize their payments infrastructure, with immediate plans to expand to the Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Mexico.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

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Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. Executive Fellow for Climate Action, FUSE. Isabella received her B.S.

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See3 Celebrates Blog Action Day

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Bloggers, activists and friends gathered at our office to watch The New Silver , a film about a woman in Bolivia who is fighting to build a better life for her family with the help of microcredit. Here are some photos from the event: We also passed out this resource guide compiled by Global Developement Matters: How Can I Help?

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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Editor-at-Large Mike Butcher spoke with: Svanika Balasubramanian, co-founder and CEO, rePurpose Global. No one roots for a global pandemic, but WarnerMedia launched HBO Max just as cities and states across the U.S. Brian Bushell, co-founder and CEO, by Humankind. Lauren Singer, founder and CEO, Package Free.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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