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Can philanthropy spur the massive climate finance the developing world needs?
2016-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Philanthropy: There's perhaps no bigger climate-related challenge than the trillions in clean energy and sustainability investments needed in developing countries. How can private philanthropy possibly make a dent? While reducing greenhouse gas emissions to curb climate change is a global challenge, in many ways, the energy futures of two countries, China and India, will shape the course of the planet. India has a goal of bringing energy to more than 300 million people, a quarter of its population that currently...
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Philanthropy Meets Technology in the Whirlpool?? Smart Top Load Washer
2016-01-06 18:42:27| Appliances - Topix.net
From the Connect to care??? Program to Amazon Dash Replenishment, Whirlpool's Award-Winning Laundry Pair Thinks and Plans Ahead for Families1 /PRNewswire/ --The new Whirlpool Smart Top Load Washer and Dryer offer families another way to care for each other and those around them like no other it is the first-ever laundry pair in the U.S. to introduce the use of technology to power philanthropic donations. Winner of a prestigious 2016 CES Innovations Honoree Award in the Tech for A Better World category, Whirlpool brand's proprietary Connect to care program allows families to automatically donate to others in need.
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Zuckerberg defends philanthropy plans
2015-12-04 09:31:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defends his move to set up a limited liability company (LLC) to act as a vehicle for philanthropic activities.
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Miami Beach teen recognized for years of philanthropy
2015-04-30 02:18:08| Toys - Topix.net
Joshua Williams leaned over his half-eaten cheeseburger to explain what it's like to be a teenager with 10 years of experience running a nonprofit the feed the hungry. "I've learned so much," he said, his eyes peering out from behind rectangular frames underneath a big helmet of dark hair.
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Want to free Internet? Do philanthropy: Airtel's Sunil Mittal tells Mark Zuckerberg
2015-03-08 10:35:54| Telecom - Topix.net
At the same event here, UK-based telecom giant Vodafone's global CEO Vittorio Colao reportedly said about Facebook's free-of-cost internet plan that "it is almost like Zuckerberg does philanthropy, but with my money." Taking on social networking giant Facebook's ambitious 'free internet' plans, telecom major Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal has said the companies should do 'philanthropy' if they stop charging for mobile internet.
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