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Value of volunteer time rose nearly 5 percent in 2020

Candid

per hour for Puerto Rico to $48.67 According to the Value of Volunteer Time, volunteers typically contribute nearly $200 billion to U.S. communities; there is evidence, however, that the number of hours volunteered by Americans in 2020 fell due to COVID-19. State-level values range from $13.74 per hour for the District of Columbia. “As

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4 ways to ensure Latin America’s growing pot of capital drives long-term growth

TechCrunch

Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18. It would also facilitate distance learning, digital cash transfers, telemedicine and other fundamental aspects of life that have moved to virtual spaces. Sebastián Vidal. Contributor.

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How This Nonprofit Increased Donations After Switching to Salesforce

Saleforce Nonprofit

The PFLAG network consists of more than 400 chapters, which crosses nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In the next sections, read more about how we worked to bring our Salesforce implementation to life with Fionta, and the results that followed. Salesforce Implementation.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

Canada, and Puerto Rico that are directly using design to create a better world. The work by these organizations represents the full spectrum of design with social impact—some are building hospitals, housing, and schools around the world, while others are producing low-cost, life-saving healthcare devices.”

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

Achieve

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. And, even as I write this blog (October 1st), another 58 innocent lives were just taken and more than 500 additional people were injured in Las Vegas because of one person’s blatant disregard for the value of human life. The horror of Charlottesville. will stop the hate?

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Conversations on Hispanic Heritage Month

Media Cause

I am a Puerto Rican from the Bronx. A lot of my cultural identity has been shaped by Spanish television and my family, like my great-grandmother, who immigrated to the US from Puerto Rico. Growing up Puerto Rican in the Bronx is different from growing up as a Puerto Rican in Texas or Puerto Rico.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

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With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico. Christina is a life-long figure skater. We couldn’t make a difference without you! Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign!