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Analysis: Why Africa’s Push to Make Vaccines Should Look Further Than COVID-19
It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for COVID-19. Countries on the continent are grappling with a diverse array of challenges.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: JPMorgan Chase Furthers Commitment to Closing the Housing Affordability Gap for Black and Latinx Households
JPMorgan Chase announced new steps to address the housing affordability gap as part of its commitment to help advance racial equity and drive an inclusive recovery.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Airbnb.org Launches $25 Million Fund to Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Airbnb.org announces Refugee Fund, a fundraising initiative to expand Airbnb.org’s support of refugees and asylum seekers worldwide.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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How the Gates Foundation and Seattle Nonprofit Path Are Helping Get Oxygen to India
This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Everyone Is Funding Oxygen. This Is a Problem.
Media attention on COVID-19 deaths due to a lack of oxygen in big cities has skewed donor priorities. This is impacting relief efforts on the ground.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Kiva Capital Management Announces Final Close of Kiva Refugee Investment Fund to Scale Lending to Fragile Communities Globally
Kiva Capital Management, the impact-first fund management subsidiary of non-profit Kiva.org, announced today the successful final close of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund, LLC, a $32.5 million facility to scale lending to fragile communities globally.
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- Finance
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John Deere Foundation Pledges $200 Million in Philanthropic Initiatives
John Deere Foundation President Nate Clark said. "By increasing our annual investment to $20 million per year, we think we're in an opportunity to help folks that have pretty significant needs today. ... It represents our highest level of investment ever."
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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Developing a ‘Purpose Mindset’: How Microsoft’s Employee Giving Efforts Are Impacting the Company – and the World
Microsoft is mainly known for its tech innovations, but it has brought a similarly inventive approach to employee giving. Akhtar Badshah at Catalytic Innovators Group, who led Microsoft’s philanthropic efforts for 10 years, explores this model in his new book, "Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees & Alumni to Change the World." He discusses the company's efforts to effect large-scale social change through small-scale staff donations and volunteerism, and shares lessons for other organizations that want to foster a culture of purpose and empathy.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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