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Sega has announced it will be matching donations to “accredited non-profit organizations supporting reproductive rights selected by our team members” in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In a statement shared on Twitter, Sega stated: “At SEGA, we stand for equality and believe the ability to make choices about one’s body is a human right. We are matching employee donations to Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation and other accredited non-profit organizations supporting reproductive rights.”…

Airtel Africa resolved at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) that itself and all its subsidiaries “be generally and unconditionally authorized” to give political donations to political parties or independent election candidates, with the sum not surpassing £25,000 (about N12.5 million). The telco heavyweight and its units are also at liberty to make donations not more than that sum to political organisations that are not political parties and “incur political expenditure not exceeding…

Jtsorrell | Istock | Getty ImagesCandidates running for election in the 2022 midterms could see a boost to their campaign war chests with the launch of a fundraising platform that will accept and process crypto donations.The new platform, titled Engage Raise, is set to launch in July and will allow federal candidates to raise campaign cash solely through cryptocurrencies.Crypto executives have contributed more than $30 million toward federal candidates and campaigns since the start of the 2020 election cycle, with more…

New research from the University of Washington shows that Seattle’s democracy voucher program increased donations and the number of candidates in city elections. Credit: Pixabay Each odd-year election cycle since 2017, four $25 democracy vouchers have arrived in the mail for registered voters in Seattle. …

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the organization behind Wikipedia, has announced that it will no longer accept donations in cryptocurrency, as first reported by Web3 Is Going Just Great. In an update, the WMF says it “has decided to discontinue direct acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of donating.” It also says it will close its Bitpay account, preventing any future contributions in crypto. After a lengthy discussion with almost 400 members of the WMF community, the majority voted to do away with crypto…