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This Pro Bono Week, Salesforce Celebrates Everyday Heroes

Saleforce Nonprofit

We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. Here are just a few of my favorite stories from the year: Doing More for Ukraine. Sergey Erlikh’s family lives in central Ukraine, just south of Kiev. We all know how challenging the last few years have been.

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US lawmakers probe into crypto mining companies’ energy use

The Verge

Democratic lawmakers are pushing Bitcoin mining companies in the US to divulge how much electricity they use in an effort to assess how that will impact nearby residents and the environment. In the US, miners’ hunger for energy has already revived aging natural gas and coal plants.

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What to know about the environmental damage of Israel’s bombing of Gaza

Fast Company Tech

And while a temporary ceasefire has allowed for increased aid delivery, easing the plight of those facing disease and hunger , experts predict malnutrition and health issues to persist for months or even years. This resulted in ongoing discharges of raw, untreated sewage into the environment. As of June 2024, an estimated 15.8

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The most innovative companies in corporate social responsibility of 2025

Fast Company Tech

million pounds of food out of landfills since 2023, the company was able to raise its Zero Hunger goal to 15 million pounds donated by 2030and it also slashed over $150,000 in annual recycling and landfill fees. Dubbed Project PowerUp , the initiative sought a technological solution to restore stability to Ukraines embattled grid.

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How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession

Cloud 4 Good

We have seen the geopolitical instability and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the inflation in the United States is reaching a forty-year high, borrowing costs are rising precipitously, and there is ongoing supply chain disruption. Specifically, cures for diseases, hunger, and local community needs. from 2019 to 2021.