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Dozens of members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan’s leading group of atomic bomb survivors that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, are set to travel to Oslo next month to attend the award ceremony after achieving its crowdfunding target of 10 million yen ($65,000) to help cover travel expenses. The group, also known as the Japan […]
Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers have been given minimum targets for fundraisers in 2024, Global News has learned, as the party pivots for a potential early election next spring. Days after the party’s late-summer caucus retreat in Blue Mountain, chiefs of staff in the Ford government received an email from the PC party’s fundraiser outlining the […]
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This is a guest post by Joshua Mastromatto, founder of waste management tech startup Rego, winner of a financial investment at the 2023 Lion’s Den competition, and amassed over 4,800 all-purpose yards while playing at Kutztown University. Nearly every first-time founder runs into hiccups and must pivot quickly to pick up new skills — and I thank my […]
For entrepreneur and investor Daymond John, deciding which projects he chooses to put his time, energy and money behind comes down to one thing: making a positive impact on the world. In 2020, he created Black Entrepreneurs Day (BED), wanting to do something to uplift Americans who were aching in the aftermath of George Floyd’s […]
The products reflect GoFundMe’s internal recognition that Gen Z’s habits make social media an untapped source to drive charitable contributions. New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations. Source link
Poshmark has become a mainstay of the online shopping world. It’s not only a marketplace to buy used clothes and accessories, but also a platform for users to sell handmade goods and generate their own income. Tracy Sun, the cofounder of the e-commerce platform, said nearly one in three American women use the website today. […]
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to build a generational firm — retaining partner talent and finding the complimentary networks and skillsets firms need to succeed over […]