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Around 4.1 million animals are adopted every year, 2.1 million of which are cats. In the meantime, 810,000 animals that enter shelters are actually strays that are then returned to their owners. 100,000 of these are cats.Bored Panda wanted to find out more about the history behind The Odd Cat Sanctuary. A representative of the not-for-profit organization was happy to tell us all about the good work that they do."The Odd Cat Sanctuary was founded in 2015 by Tara K. from the Boston area. There really weren’t any places for…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For successful nonprofit impact on business governance, it is essential to advocacy nonprofit organizations to engage key business stakeholders, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. These stakeholders, such as employees, investors, politicians and the media, can be influenced by nonprofit organizations in various ways. The study has been published in Nonprofit and…

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.US media reported earlier that X, owned by Elon Musk, had sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and threatened to sue the non-profit for unspecified damages.In response to that letter, lawyers for the CCDH accused X of "intimidating those who have the courage to advocate…

Google Ads can be useful for nonprofits, particularly for driving donations. Many nonprofits limit themselves to a Google Grants account. Usually, they are worried they won’t have the necessary budget. But that’s a mistake – one that can stop now. Here are some lessons you can apply to your own nonprofit based on the advertising journey of one of our nonprofit clients. Why Google Grants alone doesn’t cut it Like many nonprofits, this client started with a Google Grants account.  If your nonprofit is…

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Apple is focused on its ambitious Apple 2030 goal to be carbon neutral for every product. To help achieve this, more than 250 global manufacturing partners — including 12 operating in India — have already committed to 100 percent renewable energy for all Apple production by 2030.Apple has joined Acumen in a new effort to support social enterprises in India to improve livelihoods through clean energy innovation. Through the Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator, Acumen experts will lead a 12-week program designed to help…

In February 2013, an asteroid about the size of a house punched its way through Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The blast was so strong, it left a bright streak in the skies and triggered a powerful shockwave, shattering glass and resulting in the injury of over a 1,000 people.What is One Change Mark Zuckerberg Should Make to His Social Platforms? | Gizmodo InterviewSure, it wasn’t armageddon, but even asteroids as small as Chelyabinsk—which measured roughly 62 feet (19 meters)…

Blackpackers, a Colorado nonprofit focused on diversity and equity in outdoor recreation, is launching a new wilderness training program this summer with help from a hefty grant. The Blackpackers Outdoor Skills School, or BOSS, will provide wilderness first response and wilderness first aid training to people of color and individuals from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the outdoors free of charge. The idea for an outdoor skills school came from Blackpackers founder and executive director Patricia Cameron’s…

Big tech giants Google, Meta, Twitter, Snap and Indian social media platforms Koo and ShareChat, and telecom major Jio have joined the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA), a non-profit to form a self-regulatory organisation that will vet a network of fact-checkers to check nongovernment related news. Although Snap, Twitter and Jio haven't officially confirmed to MCA to join them while others like Google, Meta, ShareChat and Koo have, most have given in-principle approval. MCA president Bharat Gupta met Rajeev…

Matt Damon said he only did that infamous 2021 Crypto.com commercial because his nonprofit Water.org was financially struggling. Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images)Actor Matt Damon briefly became the face of cryptocurrencies with his “history is filled with almosts” commercial for the digital currencies exchange Crypto.com. Despite crypto’s ballooning prices in 2021, after the collapse of several major exchanges and lenders in 2022 the entire industry is feeling more like an “almost” day by day. Now the movie star finally…