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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6 We were opening kitchens without the idea of how to pay for it.

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Score flights for as low as $49 one-way during the Southwest Spring Sale

Mashable Tech

travel is valid between March 24 and June 11, while international travel (as well as Puerto Rico and continental U.S. Check out the Southwest low fare calendar for an idea of what flights are available in your region. Continental U.S. to and from Hawaii) is valid between April 20 and May 21.

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Dash Systems raises $8M for precision-airdrops-as-a-service at distant or disaster-stricken destinations

TechCrunch

Commercial contracts are all well and good, but the idea actually got its start in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, where in Puerto Rico, Ifill said, people had gone nearly two weeks without any deliveries because the communications infrastructure was so devastated.

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

Juan Carlos Hernández is the executive director at parallel18 , a top-level, performance-driven international startup program with a social mission, part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. Share on Twitter. An accelerator offers a strong network of people that can keep investors honest.

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How To Get Started With Mobile Giving To Reach Fundraising Goals

Nonprofits Source

Puerto Rico Relief Fund: Mobile Donation Page. Google.org recently launched a new campaign to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in partnership with the Hispanic Federation and Mercy Corps. 14 Online Fundraising Ideas And Strategies That Get Results. How To Get More Online Donations With Content Marketing.

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A Jargon-Free Guide to Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3C)

NonProfit Hub

That’s why we’re here: to help you navigate this confusing sector simply saturated with content, ideas and innovation. As of December 2015 , L3Cs are only recognized in 10 states, three tribes and the territory of Puerto Rico, so if you are building your organization in one of the following places, yes you can! North Dakota.