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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

From responding to a global pandemic to standing up for equality and reacting to ongoing geopolitical forces, our nonprofits are leading the charge in bettering our communities. Since 2020, the global community has seen geopolitical uncertainty and a pandemic. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity ?all Governments could model these efforts on leading global public/private organizations that have supported diaspora entrepreneurs in many other ways. Moldova has a Pare 1+1 program that offers funding and entrepreneurial training to immigrants (and returnees) into Moldova.

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IFC and other impact investors return to backing Ukraine startups, with new $250M fund aimed at founders under the gun

TechCrunch

Horizon Capital , an investment firm based out of Kyiv, is in the process of raising a $250 million fund that it plans to use to back tech startups in the country and neighboring Moldova. Just one year later, in 2021, ffVC noted that CEE investment rose to $3.6

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Candid continues to track the global philanthropic response to the crisis. Even as diplomatic negotiations continue, the future is uncertain at best. Recipients.

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Mark Pesce at CUA09 - Think Like a Cloud, Make a Storm, Kill the Tower!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are generally early adopters of new technologies and consider themselves to be global people. Ethan Zuckerman recently did an analysis of tweets from Moldova and found this to be true. Hyper connectivity among employees has the potential to increase security risks due to lost hardware, software, internet transfer of files, etc.