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Majora Carter’s Eco-Entrepreneurship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, a recent project of hers is Startup Box: South Bronx, or [SB] 2 —a nonprofit startup incubator and tech education center that aims to connect the creativity of the South Bronx with the power of the tech industry by bringing together students, startups and community members. [SB]

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Alliance for American Manufacturers :: @ KeepItMadeInUSA. Goodwill Industries :: @ GoodwillIntl. million registered nonprofits in the United States alone, of course I missed a few (and some whose very mention is politically divisive were left of the list intentionally). American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) :: @ AARP.

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Tapping Intelligence Tools: Using Big Data for Big Success in the Nonprofit Sector

Byte Technology

Indeed, being able to spot trends before the competition and leverage information in creative ways can be the difference between success and failure for many businesses, and as such a new industry has even emerged that deals solely with helping corporations make sense of the possibilities big data offers. What exactly is big data?

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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Of course: from its founding Caltech has been a testament to the generosity of donors who succeeded in business. It wasn’t too many years ago when our pharmaceutical industry more or less argued that people with AIDS in Africa should die rather than to license their medicines for low cost manufacture.

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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 as a joint effort between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries, now a part of AstraZeneca, a producer of several anti-breast cancer drugs. History of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Inside Goodwill’s #LaborofLove Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These Goodwill services include career counseling, computer training, English as a second language courses, resume or interview preparation, mentoring, transportation, child care and more. There are 164 local and independent Goodwill nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada.

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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic

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The cost of online training from providers like Coursera, Udemy, Udacity, and edX, ranges from approximately $10 to about $500 per course. Manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics are just a few of the industries using robotics. Manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics are a few of the industries currently using robotics.

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