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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.". The combination of new middle class wealth with the legacy of public distrust of charities has given rise to giving practices that seek to bypass the official NGO sector. Direct help or assistance funds are mushrooming.

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Metro4All — Making All Metro Systems Accessible

Tech Soup

Subways and metro stations remain a problem. It's looking for people in American cities interested in helping to map every metro system and fix that problem. So far, Metro4All has apps for 14 cities in Russia and other countries in Europe. Meet the Russian social enterprise, Metro4All. What Is Metro4All?