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YouTube has removed Steven Crowder from its Partner Program indefinitely

The Verge

Two weeks ago, after YouTube revealed its definition of hate speech was so narrow that it couldn’t remove a wildly racist tirade for being wildly racist, we wondered out loud what it would take for YouTube to stop promoting conservative commentator Steven Crowder as an official YouTube Partner and allowing him to profit from those tirades.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and conservation.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Austin, Texas: Miradi: A Flexible Approach to Program Planning for Conservation and Beyond. Las Vegas, Nevada: AdWords Basics. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. General / @TheCorpsNetwork.

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Social app Parler apparently receives funding from the conservative Mercer family

The Verge

Social media app Parler receives financial backing from conservative hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah, The Wall Street Journal reported. A longstanding gripe among conservatives on social media is that Twitter and Facebook’s algorithms discriminate against them, “shadowbanning” their content.

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Fired federal workers are dealing with backlash—from their own relatives

Fast Company Tech

As she has expressed her disappointment over potentially losing her dream job, some members of her mostly conservative family have unfriended her on social media. She thinks its likely the job will be eliminated altogether. Others are giving her the silent treatment. Nearly all favor such cuts even if shes a victim of them.

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The most innovative companies for energy in 2025

Fast Company Tech

The companys investors include heavyweights like Laurene Powell Jobs Emerson Collective, the Nature Conservancy, and Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy Ventures, most recently through a $170 million Series B funding round, among the biggest climate tech deals in 2024. Last year Antora also earned a $14.5 million award from the U.S.