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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief.

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Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD

TechCrunch

The new capital will be used to hire for its engineering teams and for the company’s continuing international expansion. Employment Hero began entering new markets in October 2020, launching localized versions of the platform in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Social Media Session: Facebook for Community Groups. London, United Kingdom: Show and Tell — Productivity Tools.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Find your local #Tech4Good group. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. The link need to be like so: Africa. Europe and the UK.

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Nigeria’s Topship raises $2.5M from Flexport and YC to help merchants with international shipping

TechCrunch

African merchants encounter many challenges when it comes to international shipping ranging from logistics and customs to hidden and excessive charges. “The world was shutting down, but there was this high demand for stuff and demand for international shipping was going up simultaneously.

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Nigeria’s Grey raises $2M for cross-border payments play and regional expansion

TechCrunch

The provision of virtual foreign bank accounts has become a common strategy for fintechs to enable Nigerians and Africans to facilitate international transfers. The lack of interoperability between African currencies is one reason businesses on the continent use the dollar to pay one another instead of local currencies.

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