Tag: nonprofits
Helping immigrant food entrepreneurs
The San Francisco-based nonprofit, La Cocina, helps immigrant entrepreneurs launch food businesses....
Helping Iraqi refugees to Arizona
Iraqi refugees arriving in the United States can face a hard situation. Some nonprofits are trying to help....
Mobile banking flourishes in Haiti
In Haiti, where bank accounts are hard to come by, people have begun to store money using their cell phones. ...
Global guidelines for social responsibility
The British Standards Institution commented on new international guidelines to ensure companies act in sustainable and socially responsible ways....
Cell phones teach South African students
A new teaching program in South Africa encourages reading and math skills using students' cell phones....
Are your cleaning products safe?
Companies that make cleaning products are legally required to disclose their ingredients, but few do....
MacArthur Genius fights to keep bees alive
University of Minnesota scientist Marla Spivak has received a Macarthur genius grant for her work studying bees and trying to save them from "colony collapse disorder."...
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet prod Chinese millionaires for charity
At a private dinner in a lavish setting in China, billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet tried to convince newly rich Chinese people to give away more money....
Investments for Zimbabwe from Richard Branson's Virgin Group
Enterprise Zimbabwe, a nonprofit set up in part by billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group, aims to help Zimbabwe out of its economic crisis....
Campaign to stop cybersquatting
The nonprofit Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) wants to make it easier for people to wrangle websites away from cybersquatters....
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