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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

These include the Foster Grandparent program , which connects older adult mentors to children, and the Senior Companion program , which connects volunteers to older adults seeking some help to continue living independently in their own homes. An American pastime Our findings are backed by science, but they also have roots in American history.

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How to build a tech ecosystem: The essential building blocks for your city

The Next Web

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp, an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events. It truly is an exciting time in history for us to live in with many new innovations being generated by smaller companies rather than a concentrated few.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? Schedule a Demo The post What Is Volunteerism?

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Meghan Markle Partners With Nonprofits for 40×40 Women Mentorship Initiative

NonProfit PRO

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex founded The Archewell Foundation to uplift and unite communities, and its latest endeavor will work with three nonprofits with a history of helping women or mobilizing volunteers.

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AI is coming for the laptop class

Recode by Vox

Running on two or even four legs is a very old ability that many animals share; its instinctual for us, which both makes it harder for machines without that evolutionary history to learn, and harder for us to articulate to those machines. That is completely unheard of in human history. What are the most remote-friendly jobs?

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Belong @ DataRobot: Celebrating Women’s History Month with DataRobot AI Legends

DataRobot

As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day on March 8 th , we look to our community of strong, resilient, and skillful leaders to set the tone. Actively seek mentors who can guide you to overcome your internal struggles. Believe in yourself. You are better than you think you are. Keep an open mind.

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A Tale of Two Angels

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

At a crucial turning point in Benetech’s history, I ran into Sheldon and outlined my dreams of doing more. He argued that I could have a bigger impact on the world by mentoring new social entrepreneurs, finding resources for them and helping them avoid the pitfalls I had experienced.

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