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Meet Beek, a startup bringing audiobooks to LatAm with big-name backing

TechCrunch

Growing up in Mexico City, Pamela Valdes says she was a bullied child who was inspired by stories her parents told of other bullied individuals, such as Bill Gates, who went on to be very successful. Today, 60% of Beek’s users are from Mexico, 10% are U.S.-based Those stories my parents told me in a way created my reality,” she said.

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Predatory loan apps in India rake in huge fees, and are driving some users to suicide

TechCrunch

Like the Hyderabad police, TechCrunch has learned that the Fintech Association of Consumer Empowerment (FACE) shared a list of loan apps with Google to get them pulled from the Play Store. However, this does not mean that the ones that appear legitimate and are registered with the RBI are doing fair business.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Vancouver, British Columbia: Photojournalism for Nonprofits and Small Businesses #Storymakers2017. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Thursday, September 21, 2017.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

So we convened our group in Mexico City in March of 2006, and it was an incredible three days. Melinda: One of the interesting things about working within women's empowerment as it relates to environmental sustainability is I've really learned the ways that we talk about environmentalism is as this siloed issue.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

The more successful you are, the more you have to give back." -- Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors Jose Corona is the Executive Director of Inner City Advisors , a nonprofit that helps build sustainable and responsible inner city businesses that create quality jobs, reinvest in the community, and contribute to the local economy.

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Maximizing ROI: The Benefits of Investing in a Learning Management System

Gyrus

As such, learning paths can be tailored based on the preferences and interests of a learner, which boosts efficiency and ensures engagement at all levels within an organization.For example, the New Mexico Department of Transportation partnered with Gyrus to transform their training and compliance processes.

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Maximizing ROI: The Benefits of Investing in a Learning Management System

Gyrus

As such, learning paths can be tailored based on the preferences and interests of a learner, which boosts efficiency and ensures engagement at all levels within an organization.For example, the New Mexico Department of Transportation partnered with Gyrus to transform their training and compliance processes.