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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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ResortPass, backed by Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow, lands $26M so you can take a daycation

TechCrunch

such as the Caribbean, Mexico and Puerto Rico that it plans to eventually further expand into new geographies such as Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Some properties in Puerto Rico are among the top performing hotels in the entire system.”. Also investing was Airbnb’s syndicate, AirAngels. and the Caribbean. .

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019. To meet this need, the Margaret A.

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TechSoup: Now Serving the U.S. Territories

Tech Soup

Territories of A merican Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. ESRI (not available in Puerto Rico) – mapping software. Tags: Acquiring Technology Grants for Technology Running Your Organization Tech Planning. Attention 501(c)(3) nonprofits and libraries in U.S.

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Philanthropy Cloud Adds New Volunteer Management Capabilities for National Volunteer Week

Saleforce Nonprofit

And, because HandsOn Connect is built on Salesforce, it can be configured and extended to meet the specific needs of the nonprofit, including the all important reporting for stakeholders, grants, and federal programs. The result of these efforts in March 2021 alone was astronomical.

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Open source project Tea is brew2 for web3

TechCrunch

In conjunction with its launch, the Puerto Rico-based startup also announced that it has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of the largest crypto exchange by transaction volume. In a nod to Homebrew, Tea referred to itself as “brew2 for web3” in its announcement. . Tea co-founder Tim Lewis.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

Canada, and Puerto Rico that are directly using design to create a better world. Through this program, qualifying nonprofit organizations can receive initial grants of two professional software suites—valued at up to $15,000 worth of software - for $30 per license. Eligibility.