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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Some food banks saw demand 3-4x normal, just as their volunteer base shrunk due to worries about COVID-19 infection. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. As soon as Eric and the Lawsons had agreed to tackle the problem, Eric began talking to people in the tech community who were willing to help.

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15 Strategic Questions for Volunteer Boards to Ask

Board Effect

Huge changes are all around us – technology, the economy, climate change, the future of work and more. Are we using technology ethically? Maybe technology has given your board innovative ideas on what types of data to collect and the ways your organization can leverage it to further your mission.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

Small retailers are the bedrock of our communities, and consumers will still choose to shop retail when the experience is worth it. 52% of buyers say they’ve shifted more of their spending to online due to the pandemic. Before the pandemic hit, Minnesota brand TC Running had two brick-and-mortar stores and zero ecommerce presence.

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12 Questions: Meet Connie Carlson (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Connie lives and works in Northern Minnesota.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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