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11 Nonprofits That Excel at Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns. Nature Conservancy :: nature.org. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) :: unicef.org. and then studying and duplicating their methods.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The tech from one startup, Electreon , is embedded in the nations first EV charging road. But Michigan Central doesnt just offer an architecturally striking space to incubate ideas; it provides a test bed. Ford Motor Co. to adopt a net zero goal back in 2019. 5,000 businesses have joined so far.In

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Great apes receive COVID-19 vaccine at San Diego Zoo

The Verge

Several great apes at the San Diego Zoo received two doses each of a COVID-19 vaccine in February, National Geographic reports. Ape vaccination is a welcome development at the San Diego Zoo, where a troop of eight gorillas tested positive for COVID-19 in January.

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Synthetaic raises $3.5M to train AI with synthetic data

TechCrunch

Founder and CEO Corey Jaskolski’s experience includes work with both National Geographic (where he was recently named Explorer of the Year ) and a 3D media startup. In fact, he told me that his time with National Geographic made him aware of the need for more data sets in conservation. Sound like an odd match?

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Bringing the Lean Startup approach to healthcare

The Next Web

For example, the A/B testing advocated by Lean Startup is very similar to randomized control trials in medical studies. I outline the specifics of how we made minimal viable products, tested hypotheses and either persevered or pivoted. Finally, we used Lean Startup to create MVPs and test these solutions.

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I like X-wings as much as the next guy, but we don’t need one in the Smithsonian

The Verge

Image: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Although it’s not as bad as the promotions that come out of the woodwork on April Fools’ Day , I think I’m drawing the line at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum adding an X-wing Starfighter from Star Wars to its collection. Image: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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Vibrant Planet raises $17M seed round to grow forest restoration SaaS

TechCrunch

Those stakeholders might include fire chiefs, land conservation groups, or nongovernmental organizations that advocate for wildlife preservation. Within the platform, users can prioritize their objectives, like fire risk, endangered species conservation, or water quality.

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