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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Research Friday: The Functions of Government in Social Entrepreneurship

ASU Lodestar Center

Government has a rich legacy of social entrepreneurship. as well as the national governments of much of the developed world, robustly practices variants of high-capacity governmental social innovation today, such as the myriad programs countering the global Great Recession.

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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

Candid

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Here are five takeaways about global trends in the public’s trust in NGOs: 1. Government was least likely to be seen as ethical or competent.

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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

TechCrunch

The capital will be used for expansion and growth in markets including New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. In Malaysia and Singapore, the platform provided research on recruitment and employment trends, Thompson said, and in Singapore, it gathered COVID-related government support materials into one factsheet.

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Stotles secures funding for platform which brings transparency to government tenders, contracts

TechCrunch

government contracts going to a number of private consultants who have questionable prior experience in the issues on which they are winning contracts. And public-to-private sector business makes up 14% of global GDP, and even a 1% improvement could save €20 billion for taxpayers per year, according to the European Commission.

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VU raises $12M to remove cybersecurity friction from digital experiences

TechCrunch

Stranieri, who has worked in the cybersecurity industry for the past 20 years, got the idea for VU in 2007 after spending hours helping his grandmother verify her identity with the Argentinian government in what turned out to be a two-minute process. “It Globant’s investment into VU also serves as a partnership.

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Virtual Internships matches students with top companies around the world

TechCrunch

“Virtual Internships solves all of these barriers and more by giving all students around the world access to global, structured internships that they can do at any time and from any place,” he said. “It It also partners with governments and university pathway programs. million in 2021/2022, and it expects to hit $10 million by 2023.

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