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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Indiegogo Launches Free Crowdfunding Site for Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : 'via Blog this'

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Britain's biggest charities believed they were 'above the law' on data protection - Telegraph : "Britain's biggest charities believed they were 'above the law' on data protection The Information Commissioner has claimed that charities thought they were 'a special case' and tried to find 'wiggle room' over data and privacy laws" 'via Blog this'

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit - The New York Times : "Instead, they announced on Sunday that Kickstarter was reincorporating as a “public benefit corporation,” a legal change they said would ensure that money — or the promise of it — would not corrupt their company’s mission of enabling creative projects to be funded.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Finextra: Finextra PR: Digital charity box Pennies records 20 million micro-donations : "Pennies, the innovative charity leading a digital transformation of the third sector, marked a key milestone of 20 million micro-donations collected, with an event hosted by Pennies’ partner, Gieves & Hawkes, at No.1 Savile Row on Tuesday night (15 September), in the company of VIP industry guests.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

North Texas Giving Day raises record $33.1M for nonprofits - Dallas Business Journal : "The seventh annual North Texas Giving Day on Thursday ended with 2,022 nonprofits receiving 118,667 donations totaling $33.1 million, the largest total in the event's history, organizers said on Friday. The contributions came from 71,743 donors, according to a news release.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Our say: Great Give scrapped, but giving remains vital to Anne Arundel County - Capital Gazette : "he event has raised more than $2 million for 248 Anne Arundel nonprofits in its brief existence, including $908,000 this year — more than the goal of $750,000. The high-profile, beat-the-clock hoopla was enjoyable, made for good news stories — ones that were also "good news" stories — and encouraged organizations to build up their social media presence.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Save the Elephants engages potential donors using Google Street View » Charity Digital News : "oogle has released Street View imagery of Kenya—including the Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust—in partnership with Save the Elephants and with the support of the Samburu County Government. “It’s my honour to invite you on a journey to my homeland with Street View in Google Maps“, writes Save the Elephants’ David Daballen in an official Google bl

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JULY 17, 2015

Drones to make delivery debut in Wise - Local News - Tri Cities : "WISE, Va.— Eyes from around the world will be watching Wise County on Friday as unmanned aerial vehicles carry medicines to the Remote Area Medical clinic.

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JULY 17, 2015

Periscope for Nonprofits: A Quick Guide & Review | Socialbrite : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

How To Build Community & Social Influence With Twitter Lists : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

7 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs To Go Mobile - Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology : "Here are 7 reasons your nonprofit needs to start thinking about making a serious commitment to mobile.

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JULY 17, 2015

The first Periscope star shows the live streaming platform doesn't need Twitter - Digiday : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

How techies can volunteer their skills to help nonprofits - TechRepublic : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 16, 2015

Google Fiber announces its Charlotte Digital Inclusion Fellows | The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer : "Google Fiber and the Nonprofit Technology Network have picked two Digital Inclusion Fellows for Charlotte, as the company best known for its search engine builds a new high-speed Internet service here. Jessica Washington will collaborate with the Urban League of Central Carolinas, and Ruben Campillo will work with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to help people who have limited digital

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JULY 16, 2015

What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born : "Exactly 365 days ago, Chris Kennedy posted a video to YouTube—one that’s widely regarded to be the first ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. From there, more than 17 million people followed suit, and 2.5 million people handed the ALS Association $115 million between July 29 and Sept. 15, per the Wall Street Journal, an amount the association says could be the biggest single giving event unrelated to a disaster or emergency.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Technologies and Practices for Managing Outcomes: Lessons From Large Nonprofits | Idealware : "How does your organization know it is making a difference? It’s a tough question—especially for nonprofits that aren’t providing services to a specific set of clients—but one no organization can afford to ignore. The pressure to stay focused on outcomes is growing as funders and the general public have put more emphasis on transparency and the ability to see a transformative return on their investments

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MAY 14, 2015

8 Remarkable (and Stolen) Content Marketing Ideas : "One of the benefits of my work is that I get to travel around the world to meet with fascinating people who have amazing ideas. Much of my speeches and my writings on content marketing are filled with the thoughts of others. Here are eight of my favorite content ideas that I’ve stolen. I’m sharing them with you in the hopes that they will help you as much as they’ve helped me.

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MAY 14, 2015

Zendesk's new nonprofit aims to do more than just customer service - Fortune : "Tech company Zendesk joins a growing number of tech companies by launching a nonprofit for worldwide charity. Technology companies want to show the world that there’s more to them than just profits, power, and killing the competition. Some also care about philanthropy and giving back to the little guys.

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MAY 14, 2015

Ten charities and CSR programmes who are making the most out of online fundraising - UK Fundraising : "The utilisation of digital fundraising has become the sieve that separates the successful from the not-so-successful in the third sector. These charities are on trend and reaping the rewards of online innovation.

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MAY 14, 2015

A Third of Top Fundraising Charities Fail Google's Mobile-Friendly Test : FundRaising Success : "One in three top charities' websites, including Oxfam, the Royal British Legion and British Red Cross, will fall down search rankings after failing Google's new mobile-friendly test.

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MAY 13, 2015

How Nonprofits Can Benefit From Periscope And Meerkat - #fundchat : "Are you curious too? Join the #fundchat community on Wednesday, May 13 from 12 – 1 pm EST for “How Nonprofits Can Benefit From Periscope And Meerkat.” We’ll be joined by Andrew Littlefield (@FSUAndrew) who published a great post that imagines the possibilities of streaming video for nonprofits.

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MAY 13, 2015

Ads will target Internet Week for Nepal donations : "New initiative will use targeted ads to raise money for Nepal earthquake relief" 'via Blog this'

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Social entrepreneurs: Charity begins online : "Enter Irish Charity Lab, which social entrepreneur Jean O’Brien set up last year to help charities in Ireland develop skills and strategies for digital communications to support their causes.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'How Furniture Bank Used Innovative Technology to Increase Social Impact | TechSoup Canada : ''via Blog this'''

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'SF nonprofit expands tech lab for homeless and poor Tenderloin residents | Other News | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner : "The first year the St. Anthony Foundation opened its computer stations to the Tenderloin community, the technology lab ran dozens of computers on an Internet connection you might find in a private home. When Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, a longtime San Francisco resident, heard of the slothlike computer lab at the nonprofit in 2008, he said he “found the right ci

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Student organization connects non-profits with app development : "Two seniors are vying to save nonprofits thousands of dollars. Co-founded by Wharton and Engineering senior Dhruv Maheshwari and Engineering senior Ali Altaf, Hack4Impact connects student developer talent with nonprofit organizations free of charge. It works closely with groups in and outside of Philadelphia, and has a model that may be applied beyond Penn.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'50-59 year olds are early tech adopters too? | RAZ Mobile : "It makes me want to ask “Well, if older folks don’t use the internet then where are all the typewriters?” I observe older Americans (I guess the correct term would be “Boomers”) head down, finger extended, tapping and sliding around on their smartphones just as much as I see Gen X, Y or Z so the notion that Boomers somehow lag is a faulty notion to me.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'WATCH: It''s Not the Ice Bucket Challenge, but This ''Nickelback'' Charity Fundraiser Is Going Viral : "When Relevant''s Jesse Carey wants to give back, he doesn''t do it halfway. His charity project—listening to Nickelback, for a week straight—is making international headlines. The project, "the ultimate test of human endurance," is two-fold, Carey says in the podcast.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

'Google launches public fundraising campaign to fight Ebola | UK Fundraising : "4 Google is inviting the public to donate to help fight Ebola. For every dollar donated it will donate $2. The company has already donated $10 million to support NGOs including InSTEDD, International Rescue Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres, NetHope, Partners in Health, Save the Children and U.S.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

'Millennial Meltdown: What Nonprofits Should Learn From The Political Disconnect : "vast non-commercial response to the holiday shopping season that will simultaneously – its planners hope – expand charitable coffers and continue to build a new network for giving that counters the year-end explosion of consumerist buying and selling. GivingTuesday is the admirable three-year-old collaboration of the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation that now includes more than 10,000 nonprofits in

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

'Gates and World Bank Back Tech Aided Access for the Underbanked - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "Imagine living without a connection to a bank or financial institution. Your check from your employer must be cashed at a check-cashing store, where they charge 5 percent of the check amount. You cannot shop online, do not have access to credit, and are likely terrified of being robbed.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

'IBM Grants Nonprofits Technology Consulting to Help Better Serve the Community - Xtra xtra'

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JULY 28, 2014

'Average Nonprofit Spends 3.2% of Budget on Technology, Report Says - Technology - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : The average nonprofit technology budget accounted for 3.2 percent of total annual organizational spending, according to a new report.

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JUNE 12, 2014

'Tech Journey returns for second year with more students, stronger mission - Silicon Prairie News : Last year Tony Kioko and a team of other local IT professionals did what, at the time, seemed impossible. They created a nonprofit—Tech Journey—to help empower Des Moines students with limited access to resources to take an interest in technology. Now, after what Kioko calls a successful first run, the group is prepping for its second summer camp, currently its primary means of reaching local stud

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JUNE 12, 2014

'Brigade Blog : Today we’re pleased to announce that Brigade Media has acquired a controlling stake in Philotic Inc., the company that owns Causes, the world’s largest online campaigning platform, and political advocacy startup Votizen, which was bought by Philotic in 2013. This is one of the first steps we’re taking to re-energize interest in democracy by bringing together people who are passionate about different issues in their communities, cities, states and countries, and allowing them to t

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JUNE 12, 2014

'Causes.com Platform Sold And To Be Shutdown | The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times : Causes.com, the Facebook inspired campaign platform for advocacy and fundraising, will soon be no more. Brigade Media has acquired a controlling stake in Philotic, Inc., the company that owns the Causes. The creation of Brigade, a new effort by Silicon Valley wunderkind Sean Parker, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and others, was announced earlier this year with a $9.5 million investment from Benioff, Parker and

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