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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

Many of these groups also offer startup services such as market research, business plan advisory, matching with seasoned executives and registering a business. Moldova has a Pare 1+1 program that offers funding and entrepreneurial training to immigrants (and returnees) into Moldova. Canada and Europe.

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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. billion the year before. “We are confident that this historic fund will be a resounding success, delivering both returns and impact.”.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

Other marginalized groups fare even worse, accounting for less than 1% of Ukraine grant dollars. These countries are, in the main, ones that share a border with Ukraine: Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia. Just two grants worth $600,000 specifically target gender-based violence support. million Ukrainian refugees.

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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

This is what Clay Shirky was saying during the NTC Keynote when he said there was always a small group in the center of the groundswell. Ethan Zuckerman recently did an analysis of tweets from Moldova and found this to be true.

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Which is not to diminish the hard work of social justice organizers in Moldova. Too many groups ask constituents to make calls to an elected official without even feigning an attempt at explaining how those calls will help achieve a goal or contribute to a longer-term campaign. Mad props to them.)

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population. We all know that in Western Culture, Christmas typically dominates the holiday season. In the Orthodox Church, Christmas is a time to find peace, unity and ‘heal the soul.’

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