Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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Disaster Philanthropy

Recovery Diva

Given the current concerns about the humanitarian needs of people, this is a good time to mention the subject of disaster philanthropy. One of the important organizations in the U.S. is the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Here is a nice example of disaster philanthropy: 10M gift to aid extreme weather research at UMass. Thanks to Wendy Foxmyn for sending me the citation.

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China's Security Contractors Have Avoided the Fate of Russia's Military Contractors, So Far

The Rand Blog

China's approach to private security contractors is much more limited in scope and effects than Russia's use of private military contractors. But indicators suggest that Chinese planners see benefits in expanding and maturing China's use of private contractors, which creates the potential for dangerous results for China and the rest of the world.

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FlashBlade: Storage for Modern, Data-centric Organizations

Pure Storage

The amount of unstructured data continues to grow rapidly as machines generate information at unprecedented rates. Organizations that learn how to efficiently leverage this data and power their modern applications will stay ahead of the competition. But to do that, they need a robust storage solution that can enable them to achieve better business outcomes from their data and gain a competitive advantage in this modern age.

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Putin's State of Mind, the Digital Skills Gap, International Women's Day: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin, understanding America’s gun policy debate, improving teacher diversity, and more.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Managing incidents ‘on the back foot’ – Britain’s poor response to issuing visas to Ukrainian refugees

Plan B Consulting

With the ongoing criticism of the UK’s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine and the news that only a low number of refugees have been taken in so far, Charlie looks at dynamic risk assessments and the importance of managing incidents proactively, rather than reactively. During wars, I am always uplifted by the generosity of strangers to those fleeing the conflict.

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Managing incidents ‘on the back foot’ – Britain’s poor response to issuing visas to Ukrainian refugees

Plan B Consulting

With the ongoing criticism of the UK’s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine and the news that only a low number of refugees have been taken in so far, Charlie looks at dynamic risk assessments and the importance of managing incidents proactively, rather than reactively. During wars, I am always uplifted by the generosity of strangers to those fleeing the conflict.