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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

Blue Avocado

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. Central America, and Mexico. As a new board member of Mary’s Pence, Natasha was ready to make a difference.

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A ransomware attack took a New Mexico jail offline, leaving inmates in lockdown

The Verge

The detention center was just one point of impact in a larger ransomware attack that struck Bernalillo County , the most populous county in New Mexico, on January 5th. County employees were left unable to access any local government databases, and all public offices were temporarily closed.

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The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Meanwhile, beverage giant Diageo expanded regenerative farming in Ireland for Guinnesss barley, Scotland for whisky grains, and Mexico for the agave used to produce its tequilas. This, Arable says, allows it to custom-tailor farming down to the individual field or hyperlocal weather level. households.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

But startups are also solving local problems. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market. It was surprising many startups are aiming for a global, not local market. Governments supportive of technology. In Rio we stayed with the founders of Resolveai, an Uber clone. Many female entrepreneurs.

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Mexican fintech startup Stori reaches unicorn status with $50M equity raise

TechCrunch

The startup, which offers credit cards to underserved populations in Mexico, told TechCrunch it has raised an additional $50 million in equity at a $1.2 It is also notable that Marlene Garayzar, chief governance officer and co-founder, is believed to now be the first Mexican women to have founded a unicorn technology startup in the country.

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Naspers co-leads $14.5M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport

TechCrunch

million Series A extension to continue its expansion across emerging markets; the company already has a presence in South Africa and Mexico. In addition to this, WhereIsMyTransport licenses some of this data to governments, DFIs, NGOs, operators, and third-party developers. Today, i t is announcing a $14.5

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Mexico’s cultural appropriation ban is off to a messy start

The Verge

To fight back against the plagiarism and dispossession of Indigenous art, Mexico has approved a law meant to protect and safeguard the cultural heritage of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples and communities. The public domain, as it is, it’s the back door for any company to avoid jail”.

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