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"GAFIS seeks to support development and rollout of useful formal savings products for poor households in developing countries. It aims to encourage more than an occasional quick touch between the poor and the formal financial system; it attempts to catalyze deeper and more intensive usage of financial products and services and, in particular, to enhance the usefulness of savings products. We hypothesize that a more useful savings product for the customer will indeed be used more and, ultimately, become a more sustainable/ profitable proposition for the financial institution."

"Saving Cities, Ltd. is a civic and social organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. The purpose of Saving Cities, Ltd. is to attract, retain, and engage young professional entrepreneurs whose ideas, skills, and talents positively impact our local economies. Our mission statement is simply this: Actively Believe in People. We don't just believe in ideas, we believe in the people that create them, love them, and fight for them. Our job is to actively believe in people; help them find their voice; and provide them with the support structure they need in order to make the impact they seek to make. If you'd like to get involved, please contact us at info@savingcities.com and attach your resume and a brief summary of how you'd like to be involved."

"Saving energy and money just got easier - We're thrilled to announce that starting today, tracking your energy use got a little easier. When you buy Blue Line's PowerCost Monitor and WiFi, your real-time home energy use will be wirelessly uploaded into your Hohm profile. You no longer have to wait for your electricity bill - you can make a significant difference in your monthly energy use today. By enabling devices like the Blue Line PowerCost Monitor to connect into Hohm, you will receive more detailed energy use information than what you are currently getting on your monthly bill. And with our easy-to-use graphs, you can quickly see how to save the most energy and money. For instance, check out the impact hot weather and an air conditioner working overtime had on energy use
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"MyCoupons® was formed in 1995, and is the Internet's oldest and largest coupon, coupon code, and shopping forum related web site. MyCoupons team of experts scour the internet and work directly with retailers and affiliate networks to provide to you the internet's very best coupons, coupon codes, and discounts. If you find coupons here that help you save money, tell some of your friends about us. We have saved our users hundreds of millions of dollars over 14 years online. If you know about us, shouldn't your friends? Also, you can see us on Facebook and Twitters as well. If you are interested in Advertising your coupon or coupon codes on MyCoupons, contact a sales representative here. MyCoupons is part of the Wolfe.com, LLC family of companies. We are located in Pittsburgh PA. If you need to contact someone here, go to our Contact Us page."

"Saving the Google students For the Google generation, closing school libraries could be disastrous. Not teaching kids how to sift through sources is like sending them into the world without knowing how to read."

"Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends."

Founded in 1998, Quantum develops artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software for K-12, higher education, distance learning and adult education. Our software is designed to be affordable and accessible to all students, including those with special needs. Quantum is the only AI company capable of integrating cutting-edge technology for textbook publishers, educational software providers or distance learning organizations. For the first time, the production costs and long lead times associated with content development and manual coding are eliminated. Not only do our partners experience tremendous production savings, they can offer uniquely-integrated AI learning products scientifically proven to increase test scores by as much as 50%. A "technology think tank", Quantum has leveraged over $8.5 million in federal research funding for new product development for its partners with support from the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. As a result of its revolutionary work in AI technology, Quantum was awarded the national Tibbitts Award, the highest recognition given by the federal government for exceptional small business achievement in leading-edge research, technology innovation and economic impact.

"Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett."

"Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster. Our key technical insight was that people type slowly, but read quickly, typically taking 300 milliseconds between keystrokes, but only 30 milliseconds (a tenth of the time!) to glance at another part of the page. This means that you can scan a results page while you type. The most obvious change is that you get to the right content much faster than before because you don't have to finish typing your full search term, or even press "search." Another shift is that seeing results as you type helps you formulate a better search term by providing instant feedback. You can now adapt your search on the fly until the results match exactly what you want. In time, we may wonder how search ever worked in any other way. Benefits | Faster Searches: By predicting your search and showing results before you finish typing, Google Instant can save 2-5 seconds per search. Smarter Predictions: Even when you don't know exactly what you're looking for, predictions help guide your search. The top prediction is shown in grey text directly in the search box, so you can stop typing as soon as you see what you need. Instant Results: Start typing and results appear right before your eyes. Until now, you had to type a full search term, hit return, and hope for the right results. Now results appear instantly as you type, helping you see where you're headed, every step of the way."

"The mission of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is to help donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world. The organization, a 501-(c)-(3) nonprofit, was developed by the Rockefeller family as its private philanthropy service, and traces its antecedents to John D. Rockefeller, Sr., who in 1891 began to professionally manage his philanthropy as if it were a business." RPA provides research and counsel on charitable giving, develops philanthropic programs, and offers complete program, administrative and management services for foundations and trusts. It also operates a charitable gift fund through which clients can make gifts outside the United States, participate in funding consortia, and operate nonprofit initiatives. The organization is governed by a 17-member board of directors representing the fields of philanthropy, finance, venture capital, education, the arts, broadcasting and medicine (list available upon request, or via BPA currently serves more than 160 donors in advising on giving to more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and North America. As a whole, the organization has facilitated over $3 billion in grant making and advised last year on nearly $180 million. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is one of the world's largest philanthropy services, with 40 full-time staff in our New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. We also work with a group of carefully-selected expert affiliates. Our senior staff members offer an average of 20 years each in grant making experience with major foundations, both U.S. and international, including the Ford Foundation, the Levi-Strauss Foundation, the SmithKline Beecham Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, the New York Community Trust, the Wallace Fund and the John A. Hartford Foundation. Senior staffers are frequent speakers and are quoted often in national publications and media."

"Zinio is revolutionizing reading. Through digital products and services, the Company creates better ways for people to discover published content, get more of it and do more with it. Zinio works closely with publishers worldwide to reinvent reading. For consumers, Zinio enables the ability to shop for, search inside, read, share and save digital content in new ways and on many devices. With over 50,000 digital magazines and books, and e-stores localized in 15 languages, zinio.com is the largest online newsstand in the world. Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei."

"The The Sylvia Earle Alliance's (SEA) purpose is to explore and care for the ocean. We are committed to inspiring a sea change in public awareness, access and support for marine protected areas worldwide, ranging from the deepest ocean to sunlit reefs, and from the seamounts of the high seas to coastal seagrass meadows. We draw inspiration from the vision evoked by our founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle: to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas--hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet. Under Dr. Earle's leadership, the SEA team has embarked on a series of expeditions to further this vision and shed light on these ocean Hope Spots. We also bring the discoveries and stories of a network of ocean experts to the public through documentaries, social and traditional media, and innovative tools like Google Earth's "Explore the Ocean" layer. Additionally, we support the work of many conservation NGO's with whom we share the basic mission of ocean protection and public awareness, most notably our global partner IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature)."

"Adobe TV is Adobe's online TV network, offering free training, inspiration, and information about the latest Adobe products & services. The best of Adobe's expertise and community is now in one place. Watch when you want and where you want, save episodes, subscribe to your favorite channel, and post videos on your blog. And it's not only the talent that's in action - Adobe TV itself is produced and delivered using Adobe products and technologies. From planning to playback, Adobe TV is brought to you by Adobe. Adobe expert content: Watch the ultimate experts, straight from Adobe. Get to know your favorite Adobe presenters by seeing them in action, delivering tips and tricks from the inside. You know you're getting high-value programming with the latest and greatest that Adobe has to offer. Wide variety of programming - See a full range of programs, from entertainment through instruction. For all kinds of viewers who wear all kinds of hats, Adobe TV offers programming from how-to tech talk to personality-driven shows. Find a variety of program lengths, episode frequency, and formats, from highly creative productions to desktop walk-throughs. Adobe TV presents a growing number of channels to appeal to different audiences, including channels for photographers, designers, video professionals, and developers. Featured shows include "The Russell Brown Show," where Russell Brown shows the latest Adobe® Photoshop® wizardry. In "The Complete Picture," Julieanne Kost reveals digital imaging secrets. Web design and developer shows include "Taming the Web" with Greg Rewis and "Flash Downunder" hosted by Paul Burnett. Jason Levine and Karl Soulè edit video and mix audio in "Short & Suite," and at on "CSInsider|Design," Rufus Deuchler explores design tips, tricks, and insights. Central location and fast find: Get Adobe's best all in one place. Adobe TV provides an ever-growing lineup that includes the library of existing high-quality Adobe video content - now in

"The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) provides knowledge to trusted professionals who, with their credibility, amplify messages to national audiences to solve everyday environmental problems. Together, we generate lasting positive change. History: Chartered by Congress in 1990 to advance environmental knowledge and action, our ultimate goal is to activate environmentally responsible behavior in the general public. The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 established the National Environmental Education Foundation as a complementary organization to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), extending its ability to foster environmental literacy in all segments of the American public as well as leveraging private funds that EPA, as a federal agency, could not access. In the almost two decades since then, the annual appropriation we receive from the EPA's Office of Environmental Education has enabled us to tap millions more in private and other governmental funding. The strong relationship we've built with the EPA has allowed us to multiply our resources and deliver innovative education programs which encourage environmentally responsible behavior. Our strategy is to reach the public through a powerful network of trusted professionals who can help Americans make everyday choices for a healthy life and healthy environment. Working with a network of health professionals, weathercasters, land managers and teachers our programs reach hundreds of thousands of households and translate in to direct actions, saving millions of dollars as well as reducing energy use, protecting nature, and improving the health of thousands of children."

"ALISON is a for-profit social enterprise based in Galway, Ireland. We are a resourceful and determined multi-national team of socially-aware technologists, educationalists and marketers who understand that today, we have the opportunity to make universal education free to access via the Web. Through ALISON, we believe we have a sustainable and scalable business model to make education free online. Our starting point is basic skills for the workplace, and for that, we provide a range of high-quality courses. We have a range of courses to be launched over the next few months. Since our launch in April 2007, we have developed relationships with some of the largest and most prestigious institutions involved in promoting education and learning. We believe ALISON can make a profound impact on people's lives and livelihoods around the world. We cannot however succeed in this on our own. To learn more about how you might be able to assist the ALISON mission, click here. We believe that the ALISON model of education can save governments and educational institutions billions of dollars every year if adopted. Read how ALISON can help you as an individual learner, a teacher or trainer, or as an organization. Across the world, billions of people do not have access to high-quality skills-based interactive learning. The reason for this is usually distance and cost. The Internet changes this dynamic, and now ALISON can provide an educational opportunity like none before. Cost and distance need not be a barrier to universal learning. Through your use and support of ALISON, we can break down these barriers to learning permanently!"

"Textbooks.com makes it easy to save money on the college textbooks , used textbooks, cheap textbooks and digital textbooks you need. We have the most used textbooks on the planet, the largest selection of digital textbooks and ebooks and the fastest free shipping on textbooks to anywhere in the USA. Get cash for books when you sell textbooks through our textbook buyback program. Whether you are buying textbooks or selling textbooks, we back every order with our Total Satisfaction Guarantee."

"SafetyWorksUSA.com is one of the leading sellers of personal safety and self defense products in the USA! We are a North American distributor offering an endless variety of consumer and commercial top quality products such as the latest stun guns, surveillance and dummy cameras, tasers and much more! At SafetyWorksUSA.com, our focus is on developing long-term relationships with our customers and clients and we work hard to serve you with integrity and high quality service and support. We are continuously partnering with new manufacturers and suppliers to bring you the best products available on the market today. We take great pride in our products and company and believe we offer the best solutions, saving you time and money."

"Try Building Maker Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth. It's fun to use, and an easy way to get on the 3D map. Here's how it works: Select a city from around the world. Make a building with photos we provide. Save your building and it will be reviewed. See your 3D building in Google Earth! Millions of people will be able to see your model in Google Earth."