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BIPOC donors are driving bold change in philanthropy 

Candid

But change is on the horizon: Wealthy BIPOC donors are increasingly stepping forward to support social and racial justice movements, creating a powerful force that can transform traditional philanthropy. BIPOC donors can leverage more than their dollars for bold change In 2020, when a group of BIPOC donors learned that only 1.3%

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Empowering young women in philanthropy to create lasting change

Candid

The report suggests that women, collaborative in nature, are motivated to move capital as a team. We must teach them the bigger picture of global issues and prepare them to use their future thought leadership and resources to participate in global change making. We have work to do, and the future is bright.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Uber pledges to shift to ‘100 percent’ electric vehicles by 2030

The Verge

The company doesn’t expressly reject regulations requiring ride-hailing companies to use more EVs, though it does say it “urgently need[s] more robust collaboration between industry and government stakeholders.” Uber isn’t the first transportation company to pledge to shift to electric vehicles.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact.

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Morgan Sully believes We Operate Better Together

Amy Sample Ward

Working from this premise, this travel documentary project seeks to answer the question: How is global social change made where media, technology and creative people meet? Here’s how (in order of importance): Make a pledge to the Kickstarter campaign now. We operate best together. Want to help Morgan do this? Write to him! -

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

In our analog world we are too focused on processes that aren’t scaleable or shareable – meaning we have a lot of meetings, we write things down on paper, and when someone that wasn’t in our meeting or isn’t in our town needs to collaborate with us, we have to invest in catching them up and recreating the work we have already done.

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