The Verge

MAY 22, 2020

Microsoft intern Wes Cherry initially programmed the game, and pixel art and Mac GUI pioneer Susan Kare designed the original card deck. If it had remained, it could have saved one man from being fired by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. It was even inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame last year.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. in Staatsburg, New York is doing. Here is just a sampling of what we have collected so far. Want to share.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Prabhat Gusain is currently the chief of staff at Caffeinated Capital and was previously an intern with Versatile VC. We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. have created or supported funds to invest in local VC managers.

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The Verge

JUNE 19, 2020

Tesla has told its workers they are allowed to take Juneteenth off as an “excused absence” after some had already showed up for work on the holiday that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, according to internal emails first reported by BuzzFeed and CNBC.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Adding to this feat, is the impressive story of how a small collective of 20-somethings raised $40 million dollars from more than 40 people and pulled it off with the local county’s blessing in the form of an additional $18.5 million infrastructure bond to refurbish local roads, sewer and water systems.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

You can’t go wrong when you do right, either in technology (Soko is constantly launching new online products to help make the e-commerce transition a smooth one for its vendors) or with this brand. We met the small-but-able team at Knoclothing at New York Tech Day back in April 2013, and we’re still continually impressed.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

An email sent to Jeff Bezos from an Amazon warehouse worker began an internal investigation that found that the e-commerce giant falls behind when it comes to supporting its 1.3 million employees, according to The New York Time s. You can go read the New York Times article right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Scheduling tweets is a must for nonprofits that want to engage an international following. With so much stressful, depressing news in the world today, positive news stands out. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

-based, Memmo was founded in Stockholm, and Lundberg Toresson said its strategy is both global and localized — the company is currently operating localized marketplaces for Sweden, Germany, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Canada, as well as a general global market. Memmo has now raised a total of $12 million.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

And it’s partnered with the ASPCA, Animal Care Centers of New York and L.A., The startup, founded by former Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi, has been in a sort of public stealth mode for a few years as it grew beyond its hometown of New York. The lawsuit detailed the internal strife inside Zocdoc at the time.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Facebook has decided to block both Australian users and media companies from sharing links to news articles and related content on its main social network, following the country’s proposed landmark regulatory measure that would force tech giants to pay Australian news organizations for using their content. to comply.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Restaurant Brands International led the round along with World Trade Ventures and a group of individual investors, including Victor Lazarte. New York-based WoodSpoon was started in 2019 by Oren Saar and Merav Kalish Rozengarten, two Israelis in America that longed for the food they grew up with.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

i) The Federal government and most local governments regulate lobbying. ii) The Nonprofit Revitalization Act requires New York nonprofits to have a conflict of interest policy and a whistleblower policy. If your nonprofit is located in New York, learn what policy provisions the act requires.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. So many peoplenever seek formal services from a domestic violence provider [because] they dont want to talk to someone.

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The Next Web

JULY 18, 2013

One of Rose’s aims for CTC (which already has some 35 startups under its wings) in the coming months is to expand the scheme outside of Croydon and forge links with other notable tech areas such as ‘Silicon Alley’ in New York. “We

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Image Credits: Crunchbase/Endeavor.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

The event is perfect for local networking with AFP members and non-members. You can expect to network with top industry leaders and gain insights on improving donor retention, digital campaigns, and leveraging new fundraising tools. Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New York City.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

New York-based private investment firm Avenir Growth Capital and U.S. New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. .

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Intel has issued an apology to partners and customers in China after it told local suppliers it would not be using labor or goods sourced from the country’s Xinjiang region. International trade with Xinjiang is restricted by numerous governments including the US over Chinese treatment of the region’s minority Muslim Uyghur population.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Carnegie Corporation of New York. International Paper Foundation. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

The 8th Annual Games for Change Festival takes place on June 20 – 22 in New York City. In addition, the “Games for Change Around the World” panel will discuss the efforts of the three current Games for Change international branches in Latin America, Europe, and Korea.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The world’s largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base Earlier this year, a researcher at Facebook shared some alarming statistics with colleagues. The “aging up issue is real,” the researcher wrote in an internal memo. The “aging up issue is real”. Product sprint.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

BoardAssist works with nonprofits serving locally, nationally and internationally to find high impact agents of change for their boards, but most of the boards we support meet somewhere in the New York tri-state area. Does the service offer boards serving locally, nationally and internationally? Or just locally?

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

For many Westerners, Victoria Island resembles the polar opposite of the imaginary Manhattan Island, the high-security prison depicted in John Carpenter’s film Escape From New York. According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

“[W]hen the law took effect, we paused production on any new data requests from Hong Kong authorities,” a Google spokesperson told The Verge in an email, “and we’ll continue to review the details of the new law,” the spokesperson said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

He will focus on Africa investments as part of QED’s international team. This period — particularly throughout 2021, during which five unicorns were minted — saw an explosion in venture capital like never before as seasoned founders emerged with willing local and international VCs to back them. New York and London.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In a session called “The State of the Northeast Seed Market,” Levy will bring you up-to-date on how the national economic picture is affecting VC investments and how that shapes funding trends from Washington, DC, right on up to New York and into the greater Boston area.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Tesla was recently granted tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks from both the county in Texas where the factory will be built and from a local school district. The new factory in Texas will be open to the public, Musk said, and that there will be a boardwalk and hiking and biking trails. It started this weekend.”.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

A Quick Look at Pride Month History Pride Month happens every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. Collaborate with local LGBTQ+ organizations : Team up with local LGBTQ+ organizations to support their initiatives, share resources, and amplify their voices.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The amendments, which were outlined in a release from the Australian government , include giving tech companies and publishers two months to reach agreements with one another, which The New York Times notes appears to give Facebook more time to strike deals, similar to those reached by Google.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

For instance, the Drivers Cooperative in New York started in an educational classroom among Uber and Lyft drivers, after workers became tired of paying high commission fees to these platform companies while also being required to pay for their own job expenses such as insurance and repairs.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

The Air was slated to be revealed at the 2020 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), which was supposed to take place in April. The startup was supposed to unveil the Air at the New York Auto Show before it was canceled. Instead, the first customer car deliveries have now been pushed back to early 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Einride has attracted a fairly high-profile roster of early customers in addition to GEA, including Oatly, Beyond Meat, Bridgestone and Maersk, the latter representing Einride’s largest order for electric transportation globally, with the Danish shipping company set to roll out some 300 trucks across Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Innovation Enterprise / New York, NY / $1,695. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit19 / @TogetherSC.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Job van der Voort, the Dutch-based CEO and co-founder of New York-based Remote, confirmed in an interview that funding values Remote at over $1 billion. A lot of new hires, as well as existing employees who are possibly not from the U.S. HR platform Rippling (Parker Conrad’s latest act) is one of its first customers.

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