TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

And today, one of the early pioneers of the medium is announcing some funding as it tips into profitability on the back of a pivot to enterprise services, targeting businesses and governments that are looking to upskill workers to give them tech expertise more relevant to modern demands.

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2020

The coffee giant says that it stands “against hate speech” and believes “both business leaders and policy makers need to come together to affect real change.”. “We Multinational beverage company Diageo made a similar pledge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Campaign matching will display matching pledges from brands or other creators directly inside the Fundraiser or Community Fundraiser. and Canada before the international rollout. Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations.

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Candid

AUGUST 12, 2021

Chamber of Commerce with support from Business Roundtable — has announced commitments in support of COVID-19 pandemic relief and response efforts in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. industry," said US-ASEAN Business Council president and CEO Alexander Feldman. "In businesses." U.S. companies organized by the U.S.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

In response, Ford CEO Jim Hackett has told employees in a letter that he doesn’t think it’s “controversial that the Ford Police Interceptor helps officers do their job” and that Ford will continue the business. But in his internal letter to employees, Hackett defended the company’s business of making vehicles for police.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Alibaba will focus on making customers its priority and AI its driving force in the future, the companys new chief executive Eddie Wu said in his first corporate internal letter since taking up his new role on September 10. Jiemian, in Chinese ]

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And unlike some other tech companies that have made splashy environmental commitments lately, IBM’s pledge emphasized the need to prevent emissions rather than developing ways to capture carbon dioxide after it’s released. IBM is pledging to do “all it can across its operations” to stop polluting.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Meta (formerly Facebook) CTO Andrew Bosworth warned employees that creating safe virtual reality experiences was a vital part of its business plan — but also potentially impossible at a large scale. Meta has also pledged $50 million for research into practical and ethical issues around its metaverse plans.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

A wholesale e-commerce platform based in Kenya, with hubs in the Americas, Asia and Europe, Powered by People , has secured $5 million in seed funding to increase its transaction volume by growing the number of small brands using its B2B online marketplace to reach international buyers. Orders on the platform average $1,200. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But since the unicorn changed its business model to a pure marketplace focusing on senior developers, other platforms such as AltSchool Africa are trying to fill one of the gaps it left: training people to become junior to mid-level engineers. The VCs in the round include Voltron Capital, Nestcoin, Pledges and Odba VC.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Perkins described it with the example of a business card. Designers will create the components of a business card in their design platform of choice, and then lay out the template for business cards in Canva, sharing that template with the entire organization. More than 500,000 teams are paying for the product in some capacity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Apple implemented this shift in the name of consumer privacy, pledging to create a “safe and trusted place for users to discover apps.” In fact, Facebook, YouTube, Snap and Twitter lost nearly $10 billion in ad revenue, while Apple’s advertising business (search ads) tripled its market share.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Mouro Capital — a venture capital fund focused on fintechs and adjacent businesses that is backed by Banco Santander — led the round for the Monterrey, Mexico-based startup. And, Nowports pledges to shippers that its digital management software will keep track of each container. . It’s a big opportunity.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Foxconn and TSMC, two Taiwanese giants of the international tech supply chain, have agreed to buy 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the island in a move that dodges a standoff between Taipei and Beijing. We appreciate that the negotiation was allowed to go through as a business matter.”.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When the Pegasus Project was publishing its reports in July, Amnesty International said that the latest versions of iOS (at the time iOS 14.6) According to a report by the MIT Technology Review , the sanction has been seriously detrimental both to employee morale at NSO Group, and the company’s ability to do business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

They are teaming with other investment partners, rather than leading the rounds, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t working with these startups using internal resources for advice and executive backing, beyond the money. “Every one of these investments has an executive or senior sponsor within the company.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Apple says that its operations — including emissions from its facilities and business travel — became carbon neutral in April of this year. It also pledged to invest $1 billion in technologies that will help it remove all of the carbon dioxide it’s pumped out since the company was founded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

After a bit of googling, I discovered that the nonprofit has a different name " Hearts and Hands International " and the Water Is Life is a project. Hearts and Hands International is a non-profit 501 C(3) started by Nita and Ken Surritte. How does a business balance generosity with making money?

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Forum One

JUNE 17, 2021

Over the past year, we’ve seen many organizations pledge their commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Staff and external audiences alike have often called out that many of these pledges were simply lip service with no follow-through. Start with internal messaging. Do they feel included in the process? Be specific.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As we’ve seen, it takes time for mere mortals like our audiences to internalize these new ways of living or life streaming. So if you are a business, and you have a Facebook presence, you are going to need a much broader Facebook marketing strategy in order to find your new customers solely within the Facebook platform.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

If a diocese doesn’t have transparency into what tuition and pledges have actually been collected as opposed to projected, and the payments going out of each school’s accounts, it may not know if it can meet short- and long-term financial obligations. Private schools rely on tuition and donations to pay for expenses.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In then tries to expand upon the basic information these imports offer by identifying your contact’s place of business, if not available, finding their LinkedIn profile, autocompleting missing information, looking up addresses, adding profile pictures, analyzing phone numbers to label them as work or cell, for example, and more.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2023

Before asking others to contribute, they confirm their dedication by pledging and paying an annual contribution. They make presentations at community venues, personally contact friends and businesses to support the nonprofit, and share relevant information with their networks.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Today, the Singapore-based firm announced the launch of Wavemaker Impact , a venture builder that identifies potential business opportunities, finds seasoned entrepreneurs to turn those ideas into startups and acts like a co-founder as companies scale. It’s hard to translate that into ‘where’s the business opportunity here?’”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Juan Carlos Hernández is the executive director at parallel18 , a top-level, performance-driven international startup program with a social mission, part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. Juan Carlos Hernández. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Boost serendipitous, strategic meetings.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. The Power of the Thank You During this busy season, be sure to carry out your intentions to acknowledge and express gratitude for your audience and donors. End-of-year appeals are a big internal effort.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Twitter has just delivered its first major business update with new CEO Parag Agrawal at the helm. The update comes as Agrawal has pledged to speed up development at the company. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. million some analysts expected, CNBC reports. Overall revenue from 2021 was $5.08

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

s development finance institution, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Group, formally changed its name to British International Investment. As part of the name change, the development finance institution (DFI) announced that it surpassed its pledge to invest £2 billion in Africa over the last two years. On April 4, the U.K.’s

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Another carrot it offers temp workers is a pledge that it’ll pay out half their salary within 72 hours after a fulfilled shift — potentially speeding up remittance vs a traditional agency. “That’s why we focus a lot on the internal technological development of our platform and all required processes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

But this requires internal work. Companies that stress internal diversity are more profitable, as they can successfully appeal to more diverse markets. The MLT program isn’t another pledge, index or disclosure push. And in certain cases, external voices. It also makes economic sense. Recognizing, assessing, measuring.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

They provide a way for entrepreneurs to pitch their business idea to the public and raise operating capital, usually in small amounts. Greenfunder is an international crowdfunding site where environmental social enterprises (including nonprofits) can raise funds for their projects. Donors make pledges. About TechBridge.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If your nonprofit’s donor management system has automated workflows, you can use them to maintain your data data, engage donors, and streamline your own internal processes with just a few clicks of a button. Send Pledge or Event Reminders When someone pledges to donate or registers for an event, they’re committing to invest in your mission.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Busy working professionals appreciate how little time mobile giving takes. International nonprofits Large organizations with international missions rely on data to improve their outreach and fundraising capabilities. Schools and universities With mobile giving, universities can reach out to their alumni network instantly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

2) Can you tell me about the "Pledge to End Hunger" that you recently launched to benefit Share Our Strength? An individual "contributed" 35 lbs of Tyson food just by signing an online pledge to take a meaningful action to help end childhood hunger in America. Metrics for Success - Primary: # of people signing the pledge.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

By the end of their first year, the group had set up a youth enterprise, not-for-profit business called Big Local Little Voices Printing & Merchandise, selling personalised items on their Facebook page to raise money and reinvest it back into the community. Learn more about our international consulting partners. About the Author.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. The organization leads by example, outreach, and local involvement to help residents and businesses build a zero waste, litter-free, and environmentally engaged lifestyle.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

Two backed out of a Google research workshop, a third turned down a $60,000 grant from the company, and a fourth pledged not to accept its funding in the future. But it worries me that they’ve shown a willingness to suppress science that doesn’t align with their business interests. “It It’ll be the truth but not the whole truth.”.

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