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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

In November, 58% of Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which raises the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and requires employers to provide paid sick leave. If the bill becomes law, wage increases will cease in January 2027. It would be like asking your teenager if he wanted a checkbook.

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Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

The company has secured enough funding to continue operations while a buyer is found, and even though US law limits how genetic data can be used, the pending sale has raised significant privacy concerns. At stake is the fate of genetic data from the company's 15 million customers.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

So in 2021, Thorleifsson launched Ramp Up Reykjavk to fund the installation of 100 ramps in places with the most foot traffic across Icelands capitalcafs, restaurants, and shops. We fund, design, build, and get all the permits; it’s all free for the shop owner or the person who owns the building.

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Should there be some law against raising three times in one year?

TechCrunch

I covered AgentSync for the first time last August , when the API-focused insurtech player raised a $4.4 But then AgentSync raised again in December , sharing at the time of its $6.4 All that must sound pretty pedestrian; a quickly-growing software company raising two rounds? million seed round. Quelle surprise.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization. Can we ‘fire’ a board member?

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5 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Behavioral Science to Raise More Money Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By understanding how people make the decisions they do, your NPO can take strategic steps to raise more money and drum up more support, without running yourself ragged in the process. The field observes and analyzes human relationships through behavioral aspects including geography, biology, law, psychiatry, and political science.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds.

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