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You don't hear a lot about the behind-the-scenes operations that run major nonprofits like City Harvest's food rescue operations in New York City. But as the story below points out, making information technology systems work as efficiently as...
Article - 02/28/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
Lot of discussion about drones of late – and no argument they have a way to go to prove their legitimacy in a slew of scenarios. But what should not be overlooked by policymakers and the public is that drones can serve a humanitarian purpose; in...
Article - 02/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Upward Mobility, Wellness
The German Off Road Kids foundation has been helping homeless youth in Germany since 1994. That's quite a track record. Today it has branches in Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund and Hamburg – all working to help street kids see a way out and provide tools...
Article - 02/22/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
Requests for emergency food assistance are on the rise – and hungry people are being turned away. In the past hunger may not have been an agenda item at city council meetings or school board meetings or corporate board meetings. Today it really...
Article - 02/22/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, Ooredoo is a leading player in the telecommunications market with operations in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Africa. It's also a leading player in efforts to empower women, advance access to education and...
Article - 02/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Through its philanthropic arm, Google spends millions on worthy efforts around the world, but the one discussed below caught our attention because it is reportedly the first time a government -- in this case Australia's Department of Foreign...
Article - 02/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
If you’re old enough to remember the 1960s-era television show The Jetsons, you’re also old enough to have elderly parents and old enough to be thinking about growing old yourself. All of which leads me to what may seem like a scene out of The...
Article - 02/15/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
At a time when the nation seems so divided, a report on the realtor.com site offers a ray of sunshine. "America is a nation of givers," writes Yuqing Pan. She points out that in 2015, Americans donated over $373 billion to charities, the highest...
Article - 02/14/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities
One article called GE's goal to fill 20,000 STEM roles at the company with women and obtain a 50:50 representation in all of its technical entry-level programs -- all by 2020 -- an "audacious plan." But if you look at the numbers, GE's move is an...
Article - 02/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility
In its Global Food Security Index for 2016, The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city-state of Singapore No. 3 behind the U.S. and Ireland as most food secure. That's an interesting statistic for a populous island that has very little farm...
Article - 02/10/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water