Day: 21 June 2020

Teenage STEM Competitors Engineer Hospital Ventilators

Stuart Mitchell

Teenage veterans of the global FIRST® Robotics Competition are helping coronavirus patients in Afghanistan by making ventilators out of car parts. The ingenious young women are using the engineering skills they developed in the Bechtel-supported FIRST engineering tournament along with the mentoring of Roya Mahboob, an entrepreneur who has been among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, to deliver ventilators to hospitals for around $600 each, a fraction of the market price. The girls, aged between 14 and 17, come from Herat, where Afghanistan reported its first…

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Wells Fargo Foundation Expands Free Virtual Financial Coaching to Help With COVID-19 Hardships

Stuart Mitchell

With record numbers of U.S. adults filing for unemployment, and many people facing a lower income amid COVID-19, the Wells Fargo Foundation is supporting national nonprofits in expanding virtual financial coaching services, cost-free, to help the public adapt in these challenging times. These efforts are part of the Wells Foundation’s $175 million commitment to help vulnerable populations navigate through the pandemic, with more than 3,000 grants awarded since March to address public health needs, small business, housing, and financial stability challenges. “COVID-19 is having an acute impact on millions of…

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Lost in America Foundation Advances National Conversation on Youth Homelessness with Digital Debut of Powerful Documentary

Stuart Mitchell

Las Vegas Sands is partnering with the Lost in America Foundation, in which they serve as a catalyst to help advance its keynote project – the documentary film, Lost in America, which debute on  June 9 on a variety of platforms, including Amazon Video, Vudu, iTunes, Roku and other video-on-demand services, as well as DVD. Filmmaker Rotimi Rainwater turned his own lived experience as a homeless youth into inspiration for both the film and the Lost in America Foundation, which has become a multi-year journey to shed light on and…

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CreateAthon Issues Call to Arms for Marketing Professionals to Support Nonprofits With Pro Bono Communications

Stuart Mitchell

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many nonprofits across the country need immediate professional help in addressing rapidly evolving, and often complex, communications needs. CreateAthon® is issuing a call to arms for marketing professionals – within corporate marketing departments, agencies and professional organizations – to get involved by virtually donating their time and talents to help nonprofits remain sustainable. One of the most long-standing pro bono marketing programs in the country, CreateAthon is a 24-hour marathon during which marketing professionals and university students develop strategic and creative marketing deliverables for…

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Poise® Brand Pledges $500,000 to Female Entrepreneurs

Stuart Mitchell

Did you know that nearly 23 percent of women-owned small businesses did not get a shot at the first round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans provided by the CARES Act due to eligibility reasons?1  Poise®, a brand committed to uplifting women in all aspects of life, is proud to launch Poise® Bounce Back Grants, a program that will award 30 cash grants at $15,000 each to qualifying women-owned small businesses experiencing financial hardships due to COVID-19.    The Little Milk Bar,  Alex Elle and Base Butter are exemplary female entrepreneurs with business offerings…

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