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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

If a few dozen dead trees could cause so much grief, imagine living in a place where whole forests are being clearcut, coral reefs bleached, or entire species threatened. Rather, the incident demonstrated just how affected we are by something as simple as a chopped down tree (some citizens were so angry they threatened city officials).

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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio.

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5 Expert Tips for a Successful Salesforce Migration

Saleforce Nonprofit

Would you like to consolidate systems and manage program data in the same place? You can combine mission and fundraising in one place and give all of your users the experience they need. She previously worked at the World Bank on education policy in Eastern Europe and founded Skill for Kids — a non-profit based in Mongolia.

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Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting

TechCrunch

It’s intended for emergencies, check-ins from the back country and spreading information in places where networks are down, such as disaster zones. Visualization of a recent pass in Mongolia that connected with hundreds of ordinary phones. Image Credits: Lynk.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup

After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world. What's really interesting is how Namibia is approaching the huge infrastructure problem of providing broadband in places that don’t have much basic electricity yet. It has a population of just over 2 million in an area considerably larger than Texas.

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How Gen Z Donors Harness the Power of Online Giving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“I want to feed all the hungry children from here to the frosty, wind-swept steppes of distant Mongolia” is a worthy goal, but “I want to raise $5,000 to help feed the kids at the local homeless shelter” is a more realistic (and achievable) one. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

I have one in Mongolia. The two of us went to a local hospital during a cancer expo, and we basically, for lack of a better word, we hijacked the place. We knew that would be the perfect place. I would love for the world to ultimately be a truly kind and loving place, but I'm one person, so I can only do so much.

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