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SIRUM: Redistributing Unused Medicine State by State

This is the fifth post in a series highlighting the alumni of the 2014 Fast Forward accelerator. Pharmacies, hospitals, manufacturers, and wholesalers throw away $5 billion dollars of unused medicine every year. From this frustrating fact, SIRUM was born. With experiences in health care, from

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Medic Mobile: The Gateway to Door-to-Door Community Health

This is the fourth post in a series highlighting the alumni of the 2014 Fast Forward accelerator. After witnessing patients walk more than 100 miles to a hospital in rural Malawi to receive care, and experiencing stronger cell phone reception there than in California, Josh Nesbit

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One Degree Team

One Degree: The Online Case Manager for Social Services

This is the third post in a series highlighting the alumni of the 2014 Fast Forward accelerator. A common misconception about low-income individuals and families is that they have limited access to technology. However, the reality is that more than three-quarters of US 18-29 year

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CareerVillage.org: Career advice students can trust

This is the first post in a weekly series covering each of Fast Forward’s nine tech nonprofits. LinkedIn gives us connections, resources, community and advice. All are at our fingertips. Those are essential parts of the career development process for anyone entering the workforce. But

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