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1,000 Dreams Fund to Fuel Awareness and Funding for Underserved Female Content Creators with Streams for Dreams Charity Event on Twitch

Stuart Mitchell

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, the 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a national non-profit that provides micro-grants to young women in the U.S., is launching its Streams for Dreams program on social video service Twitch. This new charity initiative is designed to support women who are pursuing their dreams in content creation, while raising awareness for the continued gender gap in financial funding for young women in the ever-expanding gaming and broadcasting space. As part of the event, 1DF is introducing the Twitch BroadcastHER Grant, which will directly benefit female…

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World Cup winner kicks off ‘new era’ of social impact in football

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has called on fellow footballers to join him in Common Goal: a movement in which  players pledge 1% of their salaries to a collective fund that supports football charities around  the world. “What we’re trying to do is define a shared social agenda for football,” explains Mata. “Common Goal goes beyond individual brands and egos to deliver a greater  impact. By making the pledge, we can form a lasting connection between football as a business and football as a tool for social change.” Mata issued…

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