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Captain’s contractor lending tool aims to speed up home repairs after natural disasters

TechCrunch

That turned into WeatherCheck, a Kentucky-based damage prediction company that was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2019 batch. Captain took that process, digitized it and embedded it into an application combined with legal due diligence for state and local requirements.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Second, organize local veterinarians, municipalities and animal rescue organizations in working together to provide low-cost spay/neuter and promote adoption of the satos.’”. in 2011 to be involved in disaster training programs leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, called the “March to 1 Million” program.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability. The Nature Conservancy Focuses on Local Solutions to Drive Change. Dodging the proverbial bullet is not an option.

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In Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas, residents look to rebuild on higher ground

Fast Company Tech

Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels. Historic floods wiped out businesses and homes in eastern Kentucky in February 2021, July 2022 and now February 2025. This reality was rarely acknowledged by local and state governments.

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Americans still believe they live in a compassionate country, report shows

Fast Company Tech

The report that caught my eye was issued in January 2025 by the Muhammad Ali Center , which the late boxer cofounded 20 years ago in Louisville, Kentucky, to advance social justice. Defining compassion Sociologists define compassion as the human regard for the suffering of others, and the notion of using action to alleviate this pain.

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