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How Metafy founder Josh Fabian caught the attention of 776 by building in public

TechCrunch

Once a competitive Yu-Gi-Oh player in his childhood, Fabian was working as a lead designer at Groupon when he became obsessed with mobile gaming. Building in public How Metafy founder Josh Fabian caught the attention of 776 by building in public by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch.

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Public cloud security startup Laminar emerges from stealth with $37M

TechCrunch

Today, a startup called Laminar is coming out of stealth with $37 million in funding with a solution to address how that issue plays out in public cloud architecture, specifically with ‘agent-less’ technology it claims can monitor for data leakages, and fix them, faster than other approaches to cloud security on the market.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. They provide education tailored to girls’ needs. State Street Foundation.

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It's National 211 Day!

VisionLink

Whether they are communicating by phone, text, or chat, or through public facing directories of resources and services, or through translators and assistive devices, these specialists perfect the art of listening well, understanding the expressed needs and the needs that may not be so easily apparent.

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Celebrating Creativity and Impact in Digital Solutions with Davey Awards

Forum One

Forum One worked with the Discovery Center to create an immersive digital exhibit and revamp their public website, enhancing visitor engagement and awareness. Forum One worked with ZERO TO THREE to create the first website for their new Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems Evidence to Impact National Center.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, the community foundation finished its first Minnesota Open Idea contest to fund the best idea to address the childhood obesity issue. The finalists also appeared on the state’s premier public affairs show in an “American Idol” style session to showcase their ideas. We need to have more partners around the state.

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Rare Apple VideoPad prototype scrapped by Steve Jobs set to be auctioned

The Verge

Developed between 1993 and 1995 with VideoPad 1 and 3 (the only two examples shown to the public), this only surviving PDA prototype was Apple’s next attempt after the Newton Message Pad. The VideoPad will be auctioned alongside other Apple prototypes and Steve Jobs memorabilia and is estimated to sell between $8,000 and $12,000.

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