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February 11 Is National 2-1-1 Day!

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2-1-1 is confidential and helps people across North America find the local resources they need. As of February 2015, 2-1-1 serves over 291 million Americans (93% of the entire population) covering all 50 states plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. Congratulations 2-1-1.

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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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Microsoft Stores remain closed as Apple and Best Buy continue reopening

The Verge

“Our approach for re-opening Microsoft Store locations is measured and cautious, guided by monitoring global data, listening to public health and safety experts, and tracking local government restrictions,” a spokesperson said. “We Microsoft Store locations have been closed since before the launch of this batch of products in May.

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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.