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Caltech: Founding Values

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open source Syria technology Richard Feynman open content intellectual property science Guatemala social entrepreneurship Caltech' If we can do that, by being as open and sharing as we can be, we’ll better realize the founding values of Caltech and its motto: “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free!”.

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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

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The more we use technology in our education and health systems, the more data we collect about how people learn and what keeps us healthy or makes us sick. Of course, data has to be collected in ways that match our value systems and respect ethics, privacy, and informed consent.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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Millions are also internally displaced within Syria. telehealth and electronic cash payment systems). Since 2011, more than 13 million Syrians have been displaced. Refugees have sought asylum around the globe but primarily in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Beirut explosion.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

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While switching to a new system, International Business Machines (IBM) paused its match program. Turkey and Syria earthquake: In early 2023, a massive earthquake impacted Turkey and Syria. Murphy Oil matches donations to educational institutions/organizations at a 2:1 ratio and donations to most nonprofits at a 1:1 ratio.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

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One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. The AFP Exchange hosted vendors from all facets of fundraising, donor management systems, consultants, email systems, and more. Countless receptions were hosted across the city for affinity groups and chapters.

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15 Powerful Quotes from the Social Good Summit

Connection Cafe

We wanted to show all people, in Syria and around the world, that even in the ugliest of wars, there is always a glimmer of hope of people who are trying to do good.” – Mounir Mustafa, Deputy Head, The White Helmets (Syria Civil Defense). “If Erica Frenkel, COO, Gradian Health Systems. “If

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

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The other axis represents systems change: does the world work better and differently now as a result of these efforts? They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. The authors present a two-by-two matrix.

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