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Severe winter weather is linked to climate change, say most Americans in poll

Fast Company Tech

“To me it’s just kind of obvious,” said Ries, a project manager for an environmental company and self-described conservative-leaning independent. To Ries, 29, an Ohio native now in Tampa, the extreme weatherincluding the bitter coldbore all the hallmarks of climate change. I do think humans are speeding up that process.”

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

The Nature Conservancy of Pennsylvania and Delaware Strategic Roadmap The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to promote worldwide conservation efforts. The Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter released a strategic plan for 2022-2024 that illustrates how the chapter will take local actions to support the overarching mission.

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Terraformation gets $30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting

TechCrunch

Asked whether Terraformation is a business in the typical startup sense, Wong says it’s been set up in a familiar way — as a Delaware C Corp — but purely because he says that’s just the quickest way to be able to operate. Who can argue with that? .

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Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery

TechCrunch

” “We regret to inform you that due to … circumstances faced by [Butler] resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the critical need to conserve our cash resources, we have made the very difficult decision to place you on a temporary furlough,” a notice received by one ex-Butler employee reads.

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

That has also made it a target of criticism among more conservative groups, as well as any others that might take a differing view of the court’s determinations. Judges have used this role to make critical rulings in support such key issues as, for example, women’s rights and those of minorities, such as the LGBTQ+ community.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Headquartered in Delaware, Blossom Finance hosts investors from primarily the United States and Europe, but all of the microbusinesses it serves are in Indonesia. Islamic banks are extraordinarily conservative, not only with how they operate, but the cost of financing, who they can lend to, etc.,”

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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

Museum 2.0

I included the Delaware Art Museum as an example of this. But the generational shift seems much more threatening to the vast majority of museums that are smaller, not in huge cities, not big names. DG: Absolutely. Smaller, less marquee institutions may face problems going forward. There are a couple of key demographic trends that impact this.

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