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NCAA March Madness 2025 livestream: How to watch the men’s and women’s First Four games

Fast Company Tech

All the policies and procedures were followed, and Keith [Gill, the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference] can address exactly how North Carolina was discussed because I was not in the room for any of that, he explained , as cited by CNN. truTV) For the first womens game, Iowa State and Princeton will battle it out on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (Again)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

But, like many social entrepreneurs, I'm beginning to figure out that being absent from the halls of policy is not serving our mission. I had the chance to meet with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa last month, and tell him about Bookshare.org for ten minutes. This is our current objective.

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

TechCrunch

The first official piece of policy around diversity efforts in venture capital may soon see the light of day, but not because of any action by the government. The result could very well set a lasting precedent for how the entire startup ecosystem evolves. And given Blum’s recent record , a loss for Fearless Fund could be on the cards.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

A board diversity policy amplifies what is expected of board members and describes how people who have been historically marginalized can participate effectively as board members, as mentioned by Kathleen Buse, Ruth Sessler Bernstein and Diana Bilimoria in their article " The Influence of Board Diversity."

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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. GameStop, founded a year before Blockbuster, is part of a dwindling cohort of IRL businesses that are being starved by online marketplaces. What does this have to do with GameStop itself?

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Funding Rural America: Bridging the Resource Gap

Tech Soup

It provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. She uses information from the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Rural Policy Research Institute. Stateline is an editorially independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Just for Libraries.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs.