The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

New Data from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) while it is not record-level funding, it was the third highest amount since the nonprofit started reporting such data in 2014. Complex humanitarian emergencies saw its highest share of total giving, primarily in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. of the $126.7

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, U.K.-based based tech entrepreneur Irra Ariella Khi , co-founder of Zamna , set up a fundraising page to directly support people inside Ukraine. Khi’s father (aged 70) and godmother (aged 82) are both in Ukraine, as are her stepsister and her children. It’s now matched £2.25

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. News outlets in Ukraine are also reporting outages caused by cyberattacks, which the Ukrainian government says it has “unambiguously linked” to Moscow.

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TechSpot

MARCH 11, 2022

Reuters reports that Meta sent internal emails to Facebook and Instagram content moderators confirming a change in its hate speech policy. "As As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A cyberattack has forced Toyota to shut down its factories in Japan, forcing the automaker to lose about 13,000 cars of output, Reuters reports. Japan is backing the US and other Western allies that are seeking to impose harsh financial sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

DarkMarket, reportedly the world’s largest dark web marketplace, has been taken offline by a Europol-coordinated international operation, according to authorities (via Gizmodo ). DarkMarket was uncovered as part of a larger investigation into web-hosting company Cyberbunker, The Guardian reports.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia. billion the year before. billion the year before.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Microsoft says it’s gone door-to-door replacing routers compromised with the Trickbot malware in Brazil and Latin America, hoping to squash an international hacking group. The Daily Beast reported the detail in an article about the group, which is an ongoing target for US Cyber Command as well as information security companies like Microsoft.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Twitter tries to restore service in Russia : While some tech companies are working to cut ties with Russia after the country’s government invaded Ukraine, others are trying to keep their services up in the country. So, amid reports that Twitter is increasingly hard to access in Russia, the company said that it’s working on it.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. About Compassion Services International. Donation Tiers.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. Religious organizations , for instance, reported a 5.2% growth in giving.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

It is worth noting that Nvidia has far fewer than 71,000 employees — its last annual report lists 18,975 employees across 29 countries, though it’s possible the compromised email addresses include prior employees and aliases for groups of employees. Companies that rely heavily on email often have a lot of mailing lists.)

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2022

The change first surfaced in a report by Reuters , citing internal emails to moderators. The New York Times confirmed this policy applies to people using the service from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. content mentions the invasion, self-defense, etc.).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth day, a coalition led by the US and Europe has mounted a coordinated response focused on financial sanctions and, increasingly, military aid. Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge. Further details of the leaker’s identity could not be disclosed without risking his safety, Holden said.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Mobile World Congress organizers will ban some Russian companies from the world’s largest mobile technology show which will run from February 28th to March 3rd, Reuters reports.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

The company’s VP of Business Development & International Matt Cooper, with whom I spoke a few days before the IDCEE conference where he came to give a talk, is not really concerned with the rivals’ numbers though. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine. million jobs.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

In the latest salvo from hacktivists working in support of Ukraine, an Anonymous-linked group has defaced a website belonging to Russia’s Space Research Institute (IKI) and leaked files that allegedly belong to the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Where wars and international conflicts go, sanctions likely follow. As the rapidly evolving situation in Ukraine has proven, the international sanctions landscape can change practically overnight, with new businesses and individuals regularly being designated as “blocked” entities.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has urged a near-complete cutoff of the Russian internet, including a request to revoke its access to the Domain Name System.

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The Verge

MARCH 29, 2022

In the hours since we published our original story, many more Verizon customers have reported receiving that same exact text about a free gift with a link at the end. Either way, I’m still seeing reports of people getting these spam texts today, so Verizon seems to be having a difficult time fully putting a stop to the messages.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

The news was first reported by Automotive News. The news comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send shockwaves around the world. The news comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send shockwaves around the world. We hope to resume the operations in the future,” a spokesperson said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

That is why founders should concentrate on reaching product-market fit and building community, instead of trying to stack a Series A round tall enough to get reported in TechCrunch. International startups shrug off US insurtech meltdown. International startups shrug off US insurtech meltdown. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced that it’s temporarily halting Soyuz rocket launches in French Guiana due to sanctions imposed by the European Union, according to a report by Space.com.

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Candid

MAY 26, 2022

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. They are based on the combined wisdom of CDP’s staff, advisory council, and board. This continues to be true. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

March 8th is International Women’s Day. To mark the date, the One Campaign has shared a research report called “ Poverty is Sexist ,” that documents how extreme poverty hurts girls and women harder and in different ways than it does boys and men, and to demand targeted action to support girls and women.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A fired Facebook data scientist has written a 6,600-word memo condemning the company for ignoring evidence the platform was wielded to sway public opinion and manipulate elections around the world, according to a report from BuzzFeed Ne w s , which obtained a copy of the memo. I know that I have blood on my hands by now.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

“At the end of the day, we provide a workflow platform that lets you automate workflows, as well as build internal tools for operating in the cloud,” he said. in the Bay Area, some in Israel and others spread out across the world, including a few from Ukraine, who he reports are safe in Poland at the moment.

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The Verge

MARCH 16, 2022

Weeks ago, Ukraine-based influencer Kristina Korban’s TikTok was a steady stream of gym motivation and personal finance tips punctuated by trending audio. Korban’s videos about the war have become a go-to source for people outside of Ukraine who didn’t know much — if anything — about the country until a few weeks ago.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Global shipments of PCs declined in the first quarter of 2022 as pandemic-related purchases begin to taper off, according to reports from research firms Gartner and International Data Corporation (IDC). While IDC reports a total of 80.5 Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge. million figure, a 7.7

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will “require the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts” if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) April 5, 2022. Others disagree.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

All Raise hires new CEO : A nonprofit focused on “increasing diversity within venture capital deals and decision-makers” per our reporting, All Raise now has a new boss. TechCrunch reports. billion valuation, TechCrunch reports. (And, fine, I’m looking forward to Q1 earnings as well.) – Alex. The TechCrunch Top 3 4.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

Although this year is no different in how we will once again come together virtually as a community for Nonprofit Summit, we’ll do so with heavy hearts for the devastation taking place in Ukraine and the surrounding regions. Reason #2: Dynamic Speakers & International Panels. Explore this year’s tracks below: 1.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Some examples of volunteer opportunities Goodera has hosted include onboarding interns, holiday gift-wrapping, helping Ukrainian war refugees and introducing robotics to kids through automated bot building. Gumbad said that it was able to find opportunities for the Ukraine war and Pakistan floods in less than three days after news broke.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Brian reports on a really interesting development from the Berkeley AI research lab, aiming to change that. Some good news, too: The pear tree is fruiting : Connie reports that Silicon valley VC firm Pear is raising a $410 million fund ; this is a huge step up from its previous $50 million, $75 million, and $160 million funds.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Cloudflare says no, and to prove it, they launched an eSIM to secure mobile devices, Kyle reports. When it saw how fragmented delivery service was, it pivoted to a food procurement platform, meaning it no longer operates as the middleman and is now reaping that benefit, including $30 million in fresh capital, Tage reports.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed that, however.

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TechCrunch

JULY 3, 2022

In case you missed it, on July 1, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank is reportedly raising $650 million at a $6.5 It reported 32% higher revenue of $1.42 As TC’s Romain Dillet reported , the company didn’t name a single reason for the layoffs. Fast-forward to 2022.

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