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4 ways to ensure Latin America’s growing pot of capital drives long-term growth

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Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18. It would also facilitate distance learning, digital cash transfers, telemedicine and other fundamental aspects of life that have moved to virtual spaces. Sebastián Vidal. Contributor.

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

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“Equity in Action”: MiSendero (Santa Barbara, California) MiSendero works to meaningfully integrate Latin American English learners into their school communities by facilitating mutual learning experiences for all students. Books N Bros (St.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

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Melvin (Mel) hails from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. His areas of expertise include policy analysis and development, group facilitation, benefits enrollment, and workforce development. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on U.S. Food Insecurity. Melvin Acosta. VP of Operations and Logistics, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

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In Puerto Rico and Chile, there are museums made out of posters so that kids in parks can come and visit real art—well, it’s not real art, but you’re getting access to Picasso for $5. So I think the facilitation of that makes for a new museum. It’s people who are committed to collections and feel like that is threatened.

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What’s Stripe’s deal?

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.” Some news out of Puerto Rico: FV Bank — which claims to be the first bank in Puerto Rico granted a digital asset custody license by the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) — announced the launch of its cross-border, foreign currency payments facility.