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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico.

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Cannabis marketing startup Fyllo acquires DataOwl

TechCrunch

Fyllo said it already works with 320 cannabis retailers across 25 states (plus Puerto Rico and Jamaica). Fyllo has acquired DataOwl , a company offering marketing and loyalty tools for cannabis retailers. He added that eventually, the platform could be used beyond cannabis, in other regulated industries.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. Know your local organizations. Philanthropy responded to one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history with $1.4

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

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2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.

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ResortPass, backed by Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow, lands $26M so you can take a daycation

TechCrunch

such as the Caribbean, Mexico and Puerto Rico that it plans to eventually further expand into new geographies such as Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Some properties in Puerto Rico are among the top performing hotels in the entire system.”. We’re seeing incredibly strong performance from our hotels outside the U.S.,”

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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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. In addition, Parallel18 released a talent app for freelancers, students and professionals to find and apply to work with local international startups. Sebastián Vidal. Contributor.