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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

TechCrunch

SmartRyde, which currently operates its airport transfers services in 150 countries with 700 airports globally, has collaborated with approximately 650 taxi companies and more than 25 online travel agencies (OTAs) including Booking.com, Expedia, Trip.com, Indonesia’s Traveloka and Argentina’s Despegar, Kimura said.

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

TechCrunch

The name Minka comes from an old Quechua word that stands for collaborative work for the good of the community. It plans to take its work to help Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America also modernize their payments infrastructure, with immediate plans to expand to the Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Mexico.

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Both winemaker and entrepreneur, in this case, exits each collaboration with a deeper connection to economic and personal development. Cisse Trading ’s aim is simple: buy Fair Trade noms, from cookies to cocoa, on-site or in grocers from main to Virginia, where you’re immediately giving back to the Dominican Republic farmers who grow ‘em.

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Research Friday: What Affects Hispanic Volunteering - Comparing Three Surveys in the United States

ASU Lodestar Center

The results suggest that nonprofit organizations can collaborate with higher education institutions and religious organizations for the recruitment of Hispanic volunteers. In addition, the studies show that religious organizations and organizations serving children and youth are the favorite organizations for Hispanic volunteers.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

The organization operates in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Dominican Republic and India and also has offices in three donor nations: United States, Australia and New Zealand. Liberty Asia is dedicated to making world class technology available to anti-trafficking nonprofit organizations in Asia.