World Pulse

Equinix Commits $50 Million to Global Foundation to Advance Digital Inclusion

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Equinix is making an initial financial commitment of $50 million in funding, through contribution of Equinix shares for the Equinix Foundation that will allow it to be a self-sustaining foundation.

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  • Equinix is making an initial financial commitment of $50 million in funding, through contribution of Equinix shares for the Equinix Foundation that will allow it to be a self-sustaining foundation.
  • The Foundation also intends to make impact investments with interest income earned contributing to Foundation assets while simultaneously supporting social programs.
  • Equinix employees will play a key role in shaping the Equinix Foundation, helping to identify and support community-driven nonprofits and social enterprises dedicated to closing the digital divide locally and globally.
  • Last year Equinix partnered with the Northern Virginia Community College and the NOVA Foundation to establish the Equinix Digital Infrastructure Scholarship that supports students pursuing data center careers.

SheScales: Applications Open for Marketing Advisory Program to Boost Female-Led Businesses

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Monday, July 11, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SheScales, a marketing advisory program powered by Rain the Growth Agency, has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2022 program. This year's program will support up to five female-founded DTC businesses through in-kind marketing resources and advisory services for up to one calendar year.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SheScales, a marketing advisory program powered by Rain the Growth Agency, has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2022 program.
  • This year's program will support up to five female-founded DTC businesses through in-kind marketing resources and advisory services for up to one calendar year.
  • The program provides participants with tailored consultation on their marketing strategies and campaigns and has helped companies like Wildfang, Carewell and World Pulse achieve growth.
  • SheScales supports female founders by providing DTC marketing and media advisory services in-kind, to help founders scale their companies fearlessly!

New Report Features Women’s Technology Visions for a More Equal Future

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Their responses reaffirm dire statistics that show that about half of the world's women remain offline and are globally underrepresented as users, makers, and leaders in the technology industry.

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  • Their responses reaffirm dire statistics that show that about half of the world's women remain offline and are globally underrepresented as users, makers, and leaders in the technology industry.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cIn this report, you will read the unheard voices and powerful perspectives of women and gender-diverse individuals from across the world,\xe2\x80\x9d said World Pulse Founder and CEO Jensine Larsen.
  • World Pulse launched a technology hub on its social network so that women can connect and exchange technology-related stories and solutions.
  • Its mission is to connect an ecosystem of partners that use technology to empower women and girls.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210421005678/en/\n"

World Pulse Announces Global Voice Council to Lift Women’s Emerging Stories Internationally

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

World Pulse , a women-led social network elevating womens stories worldwide for social change, today announced a new Global Voice Council (GVC) to bolster World Pulses global impact created through up-and-coming international storytellers and change agents on the network.

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  • World Pulse , a women-led social network elevating womens stories worldwide for social change, today announced a new Global Voice Council (GVC) to bolster World Pulses global impact created through up-and-coming international storytellers and change agents on the network.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210311005228/en/
    World Pulse announces its new Global Voice Council.
  • Members of this formidable Global Voice Council are not only lifting the voices of World Pulse, but they are also creating a new story for underrepresented voices worldwide.
  • World Pulse is an independent, women-led social network connecting womens voices worldwide to speed up global change.

World Pulse to Launch #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19 Campaign

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

The campaign, titled #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19, launches May 24, 2020 at worldpulse.com/connect-women-heal-the-world .

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  • The campaign, titled #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19, launches May 24, 2020 at worldpulse.com/connect-women-heal-the-world .
  • Nearly twenty years later, World Pulse is an award-winning social media network that harnesses the power of technology to create global change.
  • Through World Pulse, members share resources, launch movements, start businesses, run for office, and tell their stories.
  • We must ensure that women are not left out of life-saving and essential global information and services, said Jensine Larsen, Founder and CEO of World Pulse.