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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more. As a wheelchair user, Thorleifsson knows firsthand how exclusion can be built into a city.

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Local news app News Break raises $115M

TechCrunch

The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. Founder and CEO Jeff Zheng said that when he started the company in 2015, the goal was to differentiate itself from other news aggregation apps by focusing on local news, and to “help or empower these local content creators.”

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. We raise significant funds from the U.S. government and remain hopeful that it will continue to support our critical work to improve the lives of children.

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GivingTuesday Partnerships: 3 Opportunities To Enhance Your Campaign

CauseVox

When you combine the efforts of nonprofit organizations, donors, governments, businesses and other institutions, things really begin to get done. It’s a simple step that can make a huge difference in how much you raise, while also getting your supporters even more excited about their impact on your cause.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Others found ways to expand the opportunities within existing hometown industries: NCBiotech built pathways to bring more local residents into the Research Triangles booming life sciences sector. The citys locally owned Orion Amphitheater , the nexus of the $2.2 The initiative will also benefit local industry by slashing energy costs.

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Promise’s flexible payment platform for government debts grows fast, raises $25M to keep growing

TechCrunch

Promise works with utilities and government agencies to provide flexibility in payments for people who can’t cover their whole water or electricity bill at once. The company has seen enormous growth over 2021, and just raised a $25M B round to keep accelerating. Image Credits: Promise.

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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million

TechCrunch

Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local Indian startup looks to expand its presence in the world’s second-largest internet market.