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Tech, Education, and Making a Difference in South Africa: Meet Justinus Adriaanse

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nelson Mandela’s 1999 retirement brought these injustices further to the forefront, unveiling the deep-rooted inequalities within South Africa’s education system and society as a whole. The time period became another inflection point in his life: In 2013, the world mourned Nelson Mandela’s passing in Johannesburg.

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How One Entrepreneur Utilizes Visualization To Promote Living Organ Donation

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We provide jobs that help drive the economy, give back to local communities , and create sustainability practices that support climate neutrality to make our world a better place. His efforts culminated in three Living Donor Awareness Games in the major leagues this week with the goal to honor, educate, and inspire.

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Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

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The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. In 2013, Fred led 26 EO chapters worldwide, including his own EO Utah, to raise US$45,000 to build the EO Middle School of Dovong. Educated approximately 12,000 children.

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Volunteer At TEALS NYC

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

TEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. I have been blogging about and advocating TEALS for over eight years now. TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools ever since.

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New Belgium Brewing’s Kim Jordan On How To Get Your Team To Own It

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In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today.

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What is Content Marketing and Why Does It Matter?

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Companies can use content to educate potential customers about their product or service, and even offer free samples or discounts for a limited time to get people to try out their business. Matthew Ramirez , CEO, Rephrasely You Stand Out Amongst Competitors A brand blog is essential in content marketing.

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Building a Groundbreaking Platform for Mental Health Support With Passion and Purpose

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A last-minute trip to drop my wife off at her internship in October 2013 led to the brightest idea I’ve had so far as an entreprener. So we changed our approach and started psycho-educating clients. Our team, our supportive families, our friends and most importantly the ones who keep us going, our clients.

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