The United Way of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Food Bank were two of the 384 nonprofits that will split $4.2 billion in charitable giving from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, co-founder of Amazon and the richest woman in the world. In a post she published late last week, Scott said the economic and health-related losses […]
The Parallel18 startup acceleration program is marking its fifth anniversary with a rundown of its achievements so far, which include receiving 4,340 applications, graduating 211 companies of which 35% are from Puerto Rico and seeking 85% of them survive despite trying economic times. During a presentation, Parallel18 officials said $1.3 million were distributed in grants […]
The MCS Foundation recently launched its “A call for our people in need” fundraising campaign through which it hopes to raise $500,000, which it will match dollar-for-dollar, up to $1 million, to help Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable communities and the elderly, the nonprofit announced. This is the fourth fundraising campaign. “According to official Census data, […]
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