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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

Tech Soup

In 2012, EU countries discarded 10.9 In the United Kingdom alone, the average person will throw away over 3 tons of electronics in his or her lifetime. The EU's evolving WEEE Directive governs the proper collection and disposal of electronics waste, and the standards can make reuse of equipment very challenging.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4 government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances. billion from $226.2

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Webinar: eCampaign 2012 - Killer Tactics to Drive Elections with Online Fundraising And Social Media

Care2

Join us on February 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM ET for "eCampaign 2012 - Killer Tactics to Drive Elections Using Online Fundraising & Social Media" and hear from two experts who are working in the heart of Campaign 2012. In this webinar you will learn: New tactics for acquiring and converting online donor leads.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

Consider, for example, the case of Instacart, an on-demand grocery delivery platform founded in San Francisco in 2012. In 2021, the United Kingdom launched an “accelerator initiative” for platform co-ops under the direction of Programme Manager Ludovica Rogers. 11 According to a 2017 report, 57.3 A Capital Conundrum.

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