This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 19, 2011

At the same time, Cornell got an anonymous $350 million donation to move forward with it's proposal--and rumor has it that the Mayor will announce Cornell's victory as soon as today. Seemingly to save face, Stanford pulled out of NYC's Applied Sciences initiative to build a world-class engineering school last week.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Using his redundancy payout, he worked for two years as a volunteer before formally establishing Free 3D Hands as a charity supported by public speaking, donations and corporate sponsorship. He turned down lucrative consulting jobs and international offers to pursue his passion for making hands for kids, and he wanted to do it for free.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2011

If you’re feeling lucky this July 4th, how about donating a small amount to somebody who is less fortunate. Warning: they have a minimum donation size of $1. As Charles would tell you, even small donations help make young kids dreams come true. Click on the link above. They now give away $32 million per year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Givz , which has developed an API-powered platform that gives brands a way to convert discounts into donations, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Givz operates under the premise that “donation-driven marketing” consistently outperforms discounts and costs less, “making it an attractive addition” to corporate marketing. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nomic, which first launched in 2018, is rebranding as the Nomic Foundation, and has already secured donations of $15 million out of its $30 million fundraising goal, CEO and co-founder Franco Zeoli told TechCrunch in an interview.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

million) for its platform that entices people to views ads in order to “unlock” a donation to charity. As well as also being a B Corporation , Good-Loop says its “view ads to donate” model delivers more meaningful brand engagement, cost-free philanthropy from users and has an ad recall “4.5X million (£4.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Here’s a sample of what companies from EO Nashville are doing this holiday season: Advance Financial is hosting a company talent show, and company is making a donation the winner’s charity of choice will. DWC Construction Company sets aside US$5,000-10,000 a year to donate to charity.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 20, 2020

So for today’s funding friday, I am encouraging everyone to do what I did this morning – make a donation to the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Relief Fund. Again, if you’d like to make a donation, go here. So far, the RWCF has raised close to $100,000 for this relief fund. I hope they can raise a lot more.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 24, 2018

I’m working on two things that should help founders get early feedback: First, I’m continuing my "Fix Your Pitch” series —where founders can get their idea workshopped in exchange for a charity donation.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 12, 2020

The Gotham Gal and I have been donating to bail funds for a while now. An AVC reader recently pointed me to an Act Blue page that allows you to make a single donation and support over 70 bail funds and other similar organizations. I donated via that page today and I am sharing it with all of you who may want to join me in doing that.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2022

You donate money to a company or cause, and in return you get early access to the product/service, SWAG, or a combination of both. When you hear the word crowdfunding, the first image that jumps to mind is Kickstarter. We all know how this crowdfunding site works. With equity crowdfunding, individuals invest in startups and […].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

In recent years we’ve donated produce boxes to residents in need, fundraised for Make-A-Wish and Special Olympics Hawaii, cooked for the families at the Ronald McDonald House Charities, collected back-to-school donations and supported the Ho’omalu O Na Kamali’ children’s shelter on Oahu.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 5, 2020

For every Codecademy Pro membership that is bought, the company is donating 5 to displaced workers. So I was excited to see that our portfolio company Codecademy , which helps anyone learn to code online, has a program to provide 100,000 displaced workers a free subscription to their Pro product. Here is how it works.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

I love the mission of DonorsChoose – teachers in less privileged areas can post projects they want funded for classrooms and individuals can donate to them. They even have a “you’re buying this product on Amazon, why not donate one to a classroom” feature kind of like Tom’s Shoes pioneered.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

Learn more about the Karma Foundation and donate here. . We are able to run the same cycle every day, and this would not be possible without their donations. How has your work changed since COVID-19 appeared? COVID-19 closed the entire nation. We would like to thank donors. It would be just next to impossible.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2020

Team Pulsar delivered and donated more than US$70,000 in PPE Masks to area nursing homes, MEDWISH, children’s hospitals, cancer centers, police stations and local government agencies. #2 Embracing Our Core Values. #1 1 core value: WeNotME. 2 core value: Creative Thinkers, All Jobs, All Roles.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The winery is our social venture where we craft an amazing wine that is then sold at a high price and instead of keeping the money we donate all of it to a non-profit each year,” he explains. ” 3. . ” Not only are you and your team fulfilling a charitable goal, you’re also supporting team growth.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It''s a bit like saying that because 99% of donated food winds up in the hands of the 1% poorest people, we''ve solved the hunger problem. It just frustrates me when super passionate people keep making a logically poor argument and get ignored because of that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2020

InfoTrust Foundation, a 501c-3 nonprofit, has donated about US$40,000 to Cintrifuse, a startup hub. Through his company’s foundation, EO member Alex Yastrebenetsky is making a considerable contribution to the stock of N95 compliant—and sustainable—masks. Cintrifuse is applying the money to fund Polar 3D to make 3D plastic masks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2022

Members are tapping into their networks to arrange donations, transportation and delivery of critical supplies and re-settlement options for refugees. We are seeing this unique skillset activate across Eastern Europe, and all of the EO world.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2014

What I didn’t know at the time was that Jarl was a major benefactor to public radio and had donated heavily to KPCC , which now broadcasts from the Mohn Broadcasting Center. I was certain that nobody had heard me and even more certain nobody would know it was me. But Jarl was all over it. Clever me had never put two-and-two together.

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Gust

DECEMBER 7, 2014

It’s just human nature that we remember the pain of earning our own dollars, versus those “donated” by someone else. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue. You will squeeze harder on your own dollars than investor dollars.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 13, 2019

I donated boxes and boxes of items to charities. Sell them or donate them. Enough was enough. So, I conducted a major purge of my home and office. I sold vehicles and trailers. I traded in jewelry or simply sold it off. I ridded myself of gadgets and “stuff.” Most importantly, I did not replace those items, those energy vampires.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

a for-profit company with a nonprofit foundation to execute charitable donations), not only to showcase what we do but to share how we do it sustainably. The ultimate goal of Green Depot is to be a global reference for industrial triple impact companies (i.e.,

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 5, 2020

So under the theory that late is better than never, I made a donation to The George Floyd Memorial Fund and I am highlighting it to all of you today. — joahspearman (@joahspearman) May 30, 2020.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Donate to us!) You can sign up for my course. Do you want to play ice hockey or softball? We can talk about you joining my teams. Do you want to kayak in NYC? Join our boathouse as a volunteer. Like this post? Want to cycle together? Follow me on Strava and let’s talk about going up 9W. Let’s figure out a play date.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Let’s start with a simple one: crowdfunding and donations. Grant money falls into the same category as donations, as the only difference is in how you raise the money. Foundations are a vehicle for collecting donations from large sponsors or from a great number of sponsors.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 23, 2021

For example, if you’re interested in supporting a local team, there may be an opportunity for you to receive stadium or program advertising as part of your donation package. The first thing that usually comes to mind when thinking about being philanthropic is a charitable donation. In-kind donations. Holiday donations.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 24, 2020

We made a donation today and if you’d like to join us, you can do that here. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Apr 18, 2020 A Plan for Rapidly Ramping COVID19 Testing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The amount of free media that one gets following being the most talked about Super Bowl ad is invaluable and they are able to recover by talking about all the money they are going to donate to these causes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You can also create money pots and send a link to other users, view your bank accounts in Lydia, donate money to hospitals and charities, get a credit line , etc. Lydia lets you donate to hospitals and charities. Lydia lets you generate a virtual card that works with Apple Pay and Google Pay — you can also order a plastic card.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives spent $8 billion worth of customer funds on real estate, venture capital investments, campaign donations, endorsement deals and even a sports stadium, according to testimony from former senior FTX executive Nishad Singh.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

One recently involved money laundering through donation sites where fraudsters tested stolen debit and credit cards through fake donation sites at guest checkout. Olesen shared a couple of examples of how the company thwarted fraud incidents last year. 12 top cybersecurity VCs discuss investing, valuations and no-go zones. “By

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Assign a box for books or office supplies that you wish to donate to charity. There are many cloud storage sites where you can upload files to free up your computer space. E is for Eliminate. Drafts, outdated files and unimportant papers should be removed from your space. R is for Retain Only What’s Important.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Perhaps the most public way is to donate a portion of sales to a charitable organization. Also, you can prompt buyers to round up to the nearest dollar or make a larger donation at checkout. Reward Referrals with Donations. There are several different ways giving businesses can collaborate with charities. Pro-Bono Work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2020

If your company donates a percentage of its proceeds to charity, pick an organization or cause that is near and dear to your heart, and make it clear to investors why you have taken this path. You, as the leader of the startup, should be personally passionate about your CSR mission.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2019

Gideon shares three ways that companies can relate social impact to their businesses: Companies can build impact into their business model by donating profits to causes that align with their mission. With the motto “One for One,” the company donates a pair of shoes to children in need for every pair of shoes sold.

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