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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

67% volunteer locally, 9% volunteer internationally, and 56% attend fundraising events. 21) Tied with donors in South America, European donors are the most likely to give through bank/wire transfer at 20%. North America. View: Giving Trends in North America Data Sheet. South America.

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Hitting the ground: What it takes to launch Uber, Hailo and Citymapper in a new city

The Next Web

For most tech companies, expansion is all about country-by-county localization. Beyond North America, Uber has only just got started. When your service requires a city-by-city approach, the operation can be far bigger and more complicated. Uber Having raised a total of $1.5 It’s active in a total of 42 countries but mainly just.

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5 Lessons Learned from Donating to 25 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Donations triggered by: Email (11), social media (7), local, personal connection to nonprofit (4), experience through travel (3), print appeal (1). Another nonprofit timed out twice (on two different days) during the donation processing and the donation was never completed.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Slowly, Mike’s Bloggity Blog became one of Canada’s premier entertainment sites, and Morrison found himself with a local newspaper column as well as regular television and radio appearances. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost point of Canada and North America. Bird is also honest about the region’s shortcomings.

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Fitness app HealthifyMe to expand worldwide after raising $75M Series C from LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures

TechCrunch

The Bangalore-based company announced today it has closed a $75 million Series C from LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures, with plans to grow its user base in India, Southeast Asia and North America. In North America, it is popular among Indian expat and Indian American communities, and now it will target other customer segments, too.

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The Polestar Precept, an electric sedan powered by Android, is going into production

The Verge

The company, which is jointly owned by Volvo and Volvo’s parent company Geely, recently started delivering the Polestar 2, its electric sedan with native Android Automotive, to customers in Europe and North America. Google Assistant would recognize more languages, including local accents, and be capable of more natural conversations.

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As startups accelerate in record Q3, Europe and Asia rack up huge VC results

TechCrunch

The two continents enjoyed more venture capital investment into their local startups than in some time, underscoring that strong VC results the United States saw in the third quarter were not a fluke, but part of a broader trend. Venture capital activity in Europe and Asia saw a strong return to form in Q3, data indicates. Asia: $24 billion.

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