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Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

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is responsible for the overall advancement services at Clark Atlanta University as the senior director of advancement operations. With over 16 years of Raiser’s Edge NXT® experience at that time, the University had just switched over to Raiser’s Edge from Banner and was looking for an “expert”. Shemitria Smith, M.Ed.

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The most innovative companies in business services for 2025

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In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. Read more about SimpleClosure , honored as No.

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How NIL is changing the NFL draft

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1 overall pick, University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward, is an anomaly. In 2024, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders led all college football with $6.2 Ward finished high school as an unknown zero-star prospect who went to the only school that wanted him: the University of the Incarnate Word, an FCS program in Texas.

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Europe’s deep tech depends on university spinouts

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One of the key arguments: European countries have great universities and talent. Universities, a deep tech cauldron. “From startups to universities, we join forces to make Europe a world leader in the new wave of deep tech innovation! But how can academic talent translate into startups? Let’s dive in. Mind the gap.

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These undergraduates left university to build Flux, a payments startup now in YC

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In the 170 years since Western Union was founded, no company has managed to solve two basic problems that continue to bedevil the remittance business — exorbitant fees and slow deposit times. Think of OAU as the region’s Stanford University. For instance, it takes days or weeks for money sent from an immigrant in the U.S.

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This CEO teaches at Stanford, and has hired scores of recent grads and MBAs. Here’s what he has to say about Gen Z

Fast Company Tech

I was a business journalist focused on getting more challenging editorial assignments.) A crash course in being a CEO During their time in the CIT program, trainees are immersed in all aspects of running a business. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

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In downtown Reykjavk, most buildings date back to the 18th century with storefronts that sit slightly elevated above street level, making one or two steps a recurring access barrier across most of the citys core business district. And this isnt just an Icelandic issue. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more.

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