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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. These were just a few of the dozens of disasters that hit communities across the globe during the year. . Four percent supported resilience, risk reduction, and mitigation efforts. .

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. Casper Stryndom.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I attended a dinner at the Africa Economic Summit on the topic, and what was surprising was how little interest the business community showed in it. One of the guys from Merck was surprised to see a generic form of one of their drugs, since Merck had donated a ton of this drug to Mozambique's government.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

She says: “I like to reach communities that we haven’t reached before in the developing world like what we’re doing to bridge the digital divide with the Aga Khan Development Network in Mozambique. LinkIn: Muslim Philanthropy Community. The project is active in Iraq and Kenya. Akhtar Badshah On Huffington Post.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps." Britt Bravo: What are some eco-equity success stories from Oakland and other cities and communities?

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