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‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters say they’re just getting started denouncing DOGE at dealerships

Fast Company Tech

We need to hold Elon Musk accountable, says Saqib Bhatti, cofounder and executive director of the Action Center on Race and the Economy ( ACRE ), a nonprofit that is helping support the national protests. We think if Musk is going to wreak havoc on our communities, then he cant expect business as usual in showrooms.

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Great News! The 2019 Global NGO Technology Report Has Secured Sponsorship

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In early August 2018, Nonprofit Tech for Good published an open call for sponsors and after six weeks of interviews, Funraise (located in Long Beach, CA) has been selected as the new sponsor. We are headquartered in Long Beach, California with a growing team of happy nonprofit and technology experts.

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Walmart, Ikea, and Amazon have a dirty shipping problem

The Verge

As of January 28, a record 38 container ships were on standby to offload cargo to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles amid a wave of online consumer goods purchases in the U.S. Since supply chains can involve multiple companies spanning several countries, it’s been tricky to assign shipping emissions to any single nation.

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Entrepreneurs gather in Eden for the first Summit Outside

The Next Web

Our nation still needs a process of reconciliation. Many will compare Summit Series to TED, Davos or even Burning Man, but lining up such energetic entities side-by-side is boring. When asked to reflect on a high point from the weekend, Shervin Pishevar , Managing Partner at Menlo Ventures, answered: “The Trayvon talk.

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Art and Aging: Tim Carpenter of EngAGE

Have Fun - Do Good

The NOHO Senior Arts Colony and the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony will open in 2012. He also serves on the board of the National Center for Creative Aging, and is the host and producer of the EXPERIENCE TALKS radio show. In 2008, Tim was named an Ashoka Fellow. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award.

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Hustler at the end of the world

The Verge

Another person told Kaplan they had 50 million boxes of gloves in a warehouse in Long Beach, California. But then he discovered there were no warehouses in Long Beach that could possibly store that many boxes of gloves. What do you got in the national stockpile? There’s nothing,” he fumed. You’ve gotta maintain it.

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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

Non Profit Quarterly

The British Experience and Implications for the United States Britain’s project to systemically elevate gig workers started in 2005, with funding from the central government, the National Health Service, and 20 city or county governments. Philanthropy also enabled an initial pilot with the workforce agency covering Long Beach, CA.

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