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Here’s what the Fearless Fund lawsuit could mean for venture

TechCrunch

It’s still too early to draw winners and losers in this battle, but if the American Alliance for Equal Rights wins this lawsuit, it could result in the first official piece of law around diversity, equity and inclusion in venture capital. The program being challenged is racially exclusive, thus violating our nation’s civil rights laws.

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Thank You Steve Dembo! Donor #18

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The foremost reason is that my mother-in-law, 3 sisters-in-law and brother-in-law all were the beneficiaries of a Habitat house in Iowa City, so I???ve After a little soul searching, I decided to adopt Habitat for Humanity. as the cause. s a few reasons. ve seen first hand just how incredible an organization it is.

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How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop

The Verge

These days, you can just buy video games over the internet instead of going to a soul-killing strip mall in Iowa City to buy a physical copy of the game. It is “an enforcement nightmare,” James Cox, a professor at Duke University School of Law, tells Bloomberg. GameStop’s business has been suffering as a result.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup

Crisis Intervention Service serves 15 counties in north central Iowa. Crisis Intervention Service shared the following with Caravan Studios: "Our program serves a primarily rural 15-county area in north central Iowa. We will honor the memory of Iowans who have lost their lives as a result of domestic abuse in Iowa."

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

Have Fun - Do Good

And I spoke to a sergeant from Iowa who had lost one of his legs but was working vigorously to get accustomed to his prosthetic leg so he could return to Iraq as soon as he could. I then went up to the wards to visit with other injured veterans - to take pictures, talk about basketball, and to say thank you.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

11) Lucas Hunt Lucas Hunt (huntauctioneers.com) is the president of HUNT Philanthropy and a celebrated American poet, whose published books include IOWA, HAMPTONS, and NEW YORK. He is a bilingual graduate from the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Iowa.

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The pandemic was the bloodiest year for driving in over a decade

The Verge

But the rise in reckless driving may say more about road design in the US than it does about Americans’ skills as drivers, said Greg Shill, associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Law and a faculty member at the National Advanced Driving Simulator.