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[FREE WEBINAR] How NGOs Worldwide Can Use Digital Storytelling to Attract U.S. Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Presented by: Elizabeth Ngonzi , Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs and Former CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA. charitable giving in 2018 was $428 billion, yet most international organizations are unaware about how the U.S. International organizations seeking to access U.S. million U.S.

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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

. • We have been especially successful in receiving blanket agreements from major trade book publishers such as HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Perseus, Scholastic, Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as many university presses (including Cambridge U Press). Most publishers don’t say yes or no.

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Can saving trees really turn bitcoin green?

TechCrunch

Bitcoin’s thirst for power has grown many times over, recently topping the electricity usage of several countries , including Denmark and Chile, per Cambridge University estimates. Moss projects the deal “will save around 342 thousand trees in the Amazon, offsetting approximately 5,283 tons of carbon dioxide.”

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We are ramping up an amazing volunteer force of individuals, on their own and from universities, corporations, and other groups, who have created tens of thousands of descriptions, vastly exceeding our expectations. Bookshare International Yup, Bookshare now has Arabic books. Not just a couple, but 100 of them.

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Researchers who made miso in space say it tastes good, but different

Engadget

In a study published in the journal iScience , researchers from the US and Denmark say they were able to make decent-tasting miso on the International Space Station but the flavor and smell was distinct from that of miso made on Earth. Evans of Technical University of Denmark said in a press release.

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America’s global happiness ranking just dropped to record lows, with Gen Z feeling especially bleak

Fast Company Tech

It’s World Happiness Day, otherwise known as International Day of Happiness , but if you’re not feeling the love, you’re not alone. Many Americans aren’t that happy, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 , which ranks happiness across nations. 24earning its lowest ranking yet.

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First Metal Object 3D-Printed in Space Recovered on Earth

Futurism

In a press release , the ESA announced that the object a round metal demonstration part,produced on the International Space Station, that features a variety of stubby cylindrical objects is now safely in the hands of agency scientists in the Netherlands.