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How Facebook's Disaster Maps is helping aid organizations serve people affected by Florence

Ben Paynter

September 24, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

To better position services during and after natural disasters, many nonprofits are turning towards mapping technology. Specifically, Facebook’s Disaster Maps share usage data to indicate movement, such as where people evacuated before Hurricane Florence. Humanity Road is another map source that includes data on infrastructure. Putting this information together, nonprofits such as Direct Relief can more accurately target their emergency response services.

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Walmart is going to use blockchain to stop the spread of E. coli and other diseases in lettuce

Kate Rooney

September 24, 2018 |

CNBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Amidst a backdrop of repetitive cases of E. coli being reported, grocery retailers Walmart and Sam's Club are implementing the use of blockchain into their systems. Although still in early stages, farmers and other suppliers will be required to upload data so sources of foodborne illnesses will be more easily traced.

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Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community

Wyatt Massey

September 24, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

When large-scale hog farms began moving into rural Iowa, many local families were forced to start making decisions about their ways of life, especially concerning their own farms and health. To fight back, the community gathered together to create a covenant. Although small in scale, other communities in the state have reached out in hopes of following their so-far successful approach.

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How to Rewrite a Region's Story

Dwyer Gunn

September 24, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hazard, Kentucky

In Hazard, Kentucky, the future of coal remains uncertain. However, efforts by KVEC, or the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, led to funding from the Department of Education. This grant is helping train students across eastern Kentucky in robotics, computer science, drone technology, and more. The goal is to build a qualified technical workforce, and hopefully some students will remain in the region to contribute to its economic development. Though this is just an initial investment, leaders are optimistic about the long term positive effects of this educational transformation.

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How impact investors can better serve communities: ask them what they need

Eillie Anzilotti

September 24, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Williamson, West Virginia

Impact Experience is an organization that bridges the gap between impact investors and the communities in which they want to invest, from West Virginia to Houston and more. These “experiences” occur during retreats in cities across the country that could use investment. Jenna Nicholas, the founder of Impact Experience, uses this time to help people build genuine relationships that lead to long-lasting investments. In Williamson, West Virginia alone, the experiences have led to $25 million in local funding.

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Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

Katherine Webb-Hehn

September 24, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

In one of the worst states to have a pregnancy, midwives might be the answer. In Alabama, activists pushed for the re-legalization of professional midwifery. Now, midwifes in the state are providing care for mothers, and are hoping “to prevent many of the conditions that lead to unfavorable outcomes in the first place.” “The families who participate in this model are more satisfied, feel more empowered, feel more prepared for birth, initiate breastfeeding at higher rates and have fewer low-birth weight babies.”

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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles

Ruxandra Guidi

September 24, 2018 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A principal in one of the most park-poor and low-income areas of LA is imploring students to "find nature in the unlikeliest of places." By setting up a community garden, sharing a passion for birdwatching, and sparking interest in the schoolyard's habitat, Brad Rumble is instilling in future stewards the key principles of urban conservation.

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Wastewater and public health in the rural South

Melissa Brown

September 24, 2018 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hayneville, Alabama

A wastewater infrastructure crisis in the southern United States is much like those found in far less-developed countries. Now researchers and nonprofits are looking to successes in Africa, in an effort to eradicate obscure diseases and improve quality of life.

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In an 'out-of-school-time desert,' organizers connect kids to opportunities

Taylor Allen

September 24, 2018 |

WHYY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The After School Activities Partnership (ASAP) in Philadelphia offers free and low-cost afterschool and summer activities to students in low-income areas that otherwise do not have access to extracurriculars. ASAP has served over 5,000 kids with over 351 different programs, which include drama, chess, Scrabble, and debate.

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How Traditional Food Is Helping Communities in a Changing Arctic

Sophie Yeo

September 24, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Iqaluit, Nunavut

In Arctic communities where traditional knowledge has faded and intergenerational traumas continue to impact people, food programs are stepping in to help save that culture while also feeding people. The Qajuqturvik Food Centre builds relationships with hunters, offers traditional meals, and emphasizes community to promote well-being.

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