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Canada announces new startup visa program to attract entrepreneurs starting on April 1

The Next Web

The Canadian government announced on Thursday it will launch a new program on April 1 to encourage startup founders who will (hopefully) create new jobs and spur economic growth in the country. The program is the first of its kind in Canada and is being pitched as “a powerful incentive to attract individuals with great potential.”

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Morrison and his partner are part of a wave of skilled young people reversing Canada’s natural current of internal migration. The Atlantic Canada story may provide a blueprint for other rural regions looking to take advantage of the decentralizing impact of COVID-19 to swap resource-based economies for the knowledge economy.

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Inside a Website Redesign: Plan Canada

NetWits

Plan Canada is a child-centered community development organization. They work with children, their families, communities, organizations and local governments to bring about positive change.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. We’re making securing new funding for Bookshare’s international expansion a top priority! We have built Bookshare International upon three principles.

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Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable

The Verge

The announcement comes weeks after workers in the US and Canada launched the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), a minority union affiliated with the Communications Workers of America. In 2020, UNI Global Union helped to organize the Make Amazon Pay campaign , an international Black Friday strike that garnered support from more than 400 lawmakers.

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Digital Storytelling to Access, Attract and Activate U.S. Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

International organizations planning their fundraising strategies for the new decade and looking for new funding sources may be wondering how to maximize their success in attracting U.S. Presented here is a roadmap for differentiating your international organization – in a competitive U.S. Please follow Ms. billion going overseas.

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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

The Verge

A labyrinth of Facebook groups and right-wing media After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. And while the convoy itself may soon be broken up by the Canadian government, those online pathways are much stickier. Photo by Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images.

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