The Verge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This week’s announcement is the latest move Apple has made to become a more environmentally friendly company, and it follows a big pledge it made in July to curb greenhouse gas emissions. But it plays out differently in real life, says Sara Behdad, associate professor of environmental engineering sciences at the University of Florida.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

And, Nowports pledges to shippers that its digital management software will keep track of each container. . The two co-founders of Nowports met at a program at Stanford University, with de los Rios hailing from a family with deep ties to the shipping industry. It’s a big opportunity. in a matter of months.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. The interest Udacity is seeing — both from investors and as a company — is part of the bigger spotlight that online education companies have had in the last year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2007

These are 5 of the 30 points listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In her post, Happy Human Rights Day on Global Voices, Solana Larsen writes about a conference call six Global Voices bloggers had with Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, and Graça Machel. In the past, only governments have signed the Declaration.

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2021

The reports indicate the potential for a large drop world’s crypto mining capacity: the University of Cambridge estimated in April of 2020 that China provided 65 percent of Bitcoin’s hashrate, with three main provinces making up the bulk of that computing power. Graph: University of Cambridge. GPU prices in China have fallen.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Last year, after he pledged $10 billion to fight climate change, activists in the US called him out for not doing enough to cut down Amazon’s pollution or work with local communities while crafting his environmental plans. This time, he’s facing similar criticisms on a global scale.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Emergency community shelters, typically located in tents or large indoor spaces, were deemed unsafe, and responders had to arrange for other solutions, like hotels or university dorm rooms. The large-scale global response to the pandemic, amid other concurrent crises, demonstrated that all funders are, indeed, disaster funders.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Inspired by “ bug bounty ” programs, Jeong-Suh Choi and Soohyun Bae founded Bobidi , a platform aimed at helping companies validate their AI systems by exposing the systems to the global data science community. The traction was enough to convince several investors to pledge money toward the venture.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

Bitso, a Mexico City-based crypto exchange, is pledging to buy carbon offsets for every bitcoin transaction on its platform to compensate for the cryptocurrency’s environmental toll. With more than 4 million users, Bitso calls itself the most popular and largest platform of its kind in Latin America. Moss wants more.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As the second week of COP26 — the UN’s global climate change conference — draws to a close, climate scientists are poring over the pledges made by world leaders, trying to determine whether their commitments to reduce carbon emissions will bring us within the agreed limit of a 1.5 degree global temperature increase.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

” Globally, people have more access to phones than the Internet. Tom Dawkins, Co-Founder of StartSomeGood.com Fundraising Focus: Crowdfunding for local and global causes. ” Friends and strangers then pledge to support the project; pledges will only be received if the project reaches the tipping point.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Previous investors Target Global, 468 Capital and Earlybird Venture Capital also chipped into the Series A. Mayd’s delivery pledge in the cities where it operates is to get the order to your door within 30 minutes — for orders made between the hours of 8am and midnight (next day delivery thereafter).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Yesterday was the fourth Giving Tuesday , a global day of community-driven philanthropy. Global Giving did a creative campaign to encourage people to share why they give. Thank you Henry Timms, Aaron Sherinian, and the many others around the world who have made Giving Tuesday and the notion of giving back a global event.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The global meeting of leaders, doers, and movement-makers saw new and varied community partnerships and announcements that push traditional boundaries and create cross-sector opportunities for many organizations and communities. University of Maryland. The Rockefeller Foundation. World Wildlife Fund.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Global CTO, Tech for Social Impact. Global Movement. Academic Institutions. Alnoor Ebrahim.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2023

Unique about the program, according to Better.com, is that employees will have the ability to finance their homes without actually selling their shares, only needing to pledge vested equity. The company also told me via email that since publicly listing on the LSE in July 2021, it has grown its global customer base by nearly 6 million.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. Quick scan - look who's already using Twitter: US "AIDSGov" Service [link]. UK Prime Minister's Office [link]. Red Cross [link]. US State Department [link]. and us too (!)

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Forum One

DECEMBER 17, 2005

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JULY 10, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JULY 10, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JANUARY 8, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

APRIL 17, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2005

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JUNE 1, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JULY 23, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

AUGUST 18, 2005

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2005

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JANUARY 21, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Social Media Influence Internet Web 52

Forum One

JUNE 4, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Social Media Influence Internet Web 52

Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Social Media Influence Internet Web 52

Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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