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4 Generations of Volunteers: Global Research Insights on Generational Support

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When asked about how participants feel they can make the biggest difference on issues and causes important to them, donationswhether money, goods, or servicestakes the number one spot across regions and generations. One fifth of participants globally shared that volunteering is the best way for them to make a difference.

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Zambian card issuing startup Union54 raises $12M led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Union54 founders launched the company last year when they went through painstaking processes to issue debit cards for their previous startup and challenger bank, Zazu.

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How to better support girls globally?

Fast Company Tech

A recent report issued by UNICEF, Plan International, and UN Women indicates that FGM is declining. An estimated 129 million girls are not in school, globally. And progress is possible when it comes to education as welltoday, 50 million more girls are in school globally compared to a decade ago and completion rates have ticked up too.

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Highlights from Issue Lab’s most popular 2024 resources 

Candid

Candids Issue Lab is an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing reports, case studies, surveys, and toolkits published by social sector organizations. In 2024, more than 195,000 users accessed Issue Labs collection of shared knowledge. The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective. Summers, CAE, a guest on the Association 4.0

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Elon Musk blames X outages on “massive cyberattack”

Ars Technica

After DownDetector reported that tens of thousands of users globally experienced repeated X (formerly Twitter) outages, Elon Musk confirmed the issues are due to an ongoing cyberattack on the platform. There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X," Musk wrote on X. "We

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Eventbrite Launches The Social Connection Project to Combat Major Social Issue

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Eventbrite, a global self-service ticketing, marketing, and technology experience platform, unveiled The Social Connection Project, a multi-year initiative with the goal of increasing social connection – and decreasing social isolation – by transforming how we connect at live events.

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