Female-first social networking company Bumble has partnered with an Austin nonprofit to provide financing for women entrepreneurs. Bumble, which operates legally as Bumble Trading Inc., has announced it will match up to $20,000 in grants through Nov. 6 to The 750 Fund: Somos Poderosas, organized by Just Community LLC. The goal of the fund is to raise $75,000 to provide 100 women with a $750 loan. The fund is intended to be self-sustaining. To donate, go here. Bumble, headquartered in the Texas… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 08/03/2011 - 08:40 Inspiring books by and about women are being hailed for International Women's Day, as J K Rowling and Germaine Greer are named among 17 authors on the Guardian's Top 100 Inspirational Women list. Female novelists are holding... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill and Katie Allen Publication Date: Fri, 25/02/2011 - 16:44 Bookstart has had its funding slashed by 50% after the government pledged to continue funding the bookgifting scheme for the next two years. C.e.o of independent charity Booktrust, which administers the scheme,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 24/02/2011 - 09:40 The Welsh Assembly has pledged to fund the BookStart programme next year , just months after it was threatened with having its funding cut. The government announced in January it would "continue to fund Booktrust book-gifting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Meghan O'Rourke reported here last week, VIDA, an organization for women writers, has released a tally of male and female bylines for the 2010 run of 14 high-end, literary-oriented magazines. Despite a couple of relatively bright spots (the New York Times Book Review surprisingly being one),... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2011-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Borders has finally secured an agreement for fresh funding, with GE Capital providing $550m of new cash, but only if publishers stump up $125m. Publishers Weekly reports the troubled retailer has said for the first time that it doesn't rule out the possibility of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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