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Deep sea craft filmed unprecedented footage of a colossal squid

Mashable Tech

What's more, research expeditions have found that ocean life carries great potential for novel medicines. There's life down there that has the potential to provide and has provided us with medicines," Jyotika Virmani, an oceanographer and executive director of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, told Mashable last year.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Website: pancan.org.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 National Geographic Store. National Geographic’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet—and every living creature on it bu promoting and funding natural and cultural conservation projects. National Public Radio(NPR) Shop.

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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into the fabric of daily life. According to a 2021 report on plastics in agriculture by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics. Some are much smaller.

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What Does the Mobile Market Look Like for Nonprofits?

NetWits

3) National Park Field Guides App. description : The most versatile and interactive mobile field guide app available, NPCA’s new National Park Field Guide provides a complete view of a park wildlife, as well as a comprehensive ecosystem review of 50 national parks. 4) name: Relay For Life App. link : [link].

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

Perhaps this stems from a firsthand experience, or a close relative or friend whose life has been touched by same. Silvia Cooper from Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Combination of Passion, Skill, and Follow-Through We look at the intersection of passion and skill. After that, I would say the next is commitment to the cause.

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Vinehealth, offering digital support for cancer patients and SaaS for R&D, gets $5.5M to launch in the US

TechCrunch

Vinehealth , a 2018-founded, London-based digital health startup that’s built an app which offers personalized support for cancer patients while also making it easier to gather patient-reported outcome (PRO) data, including for drug development and clinical trials, has closed a $5.5

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