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The most innovative architecture companies for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Its staggered form, lined with outdoor bridges, terraces, and planted gardens, seamlessly combines multiple buildings and creates a unique setting for community that is nonetheless protected from nearby congestion. Some of the projects will also add new community buildings, and all are aiming for net zero energy use.

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Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs

The Verge

The parts of the US Amazon plans to invest in include Washington state’s Puget Sound region that encompasses Seattle, as well as Arlington, Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee where Amazon has opened fast-growing offices. It will also help local families achieve long-term stability while building strong, inclusive communities.”.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

With the pandemic limiting WFP’s ability to work directly in communities and deliver aid, they’ve been able to use data and technology to reach people in need. Next year, WFP will continue to focus on delivering aid in communities while pushing for policy change, Wielezynski says. Image credit: Community Solutions.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

With the pandemic limiting WFP’s ability to work directly in communities and deliver aid, they’ve been able to use data and technology to reach people in need. Next year, WFP will continue to focus on delivering aid in communities while pushing for policy change, Wielezynski says. Image credit: Community Solutions.

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During the session, it was pointed out that crowd sourcing is a way to people, organizations, and communities work together for mutual good, and without competing. We also asked the community to vote and rate the examples. The maps are made by community members.

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Financial institutions can support COVID-19 crowdfunding campaigns

TechCrunch

Some great examples of COVID-19 crowdfunding at its best include the following: Consider Woks for Washington , in which a pair of sisters set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds that contribute to paying local restaurants to provide meals for essential workers, the homeless, and others in need , inspired by World Central Kitchen’s own programs.

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Vlogging and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few folks responded to my query of the vlogging community , a community that hopes to spread vlogging far and wide. Homeless Nonprofit via Brent Gaylor: "We have a site that is currently in beta [link]. There are a handful of emerging examples of vlogging in nonprofit land that have moved past some of the barriers.

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