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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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GoFundMe Asks Donors To Tip Them! What’s Up With That?

Bloomerang

or so in fees to the card processing company, the donor contributes $41.10 Think about it: according to the most recent GoFundMe Year in Help , donations through the platform have raised $25 billion since 2010. Backers can choose to add a tip to their pledge to support Kickstarter. 15% of $25 billion is $3.75

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Great reads from around the web on November 16th

Amy Sample Ward

" Help Fast Company Find the Most Influential Women In Tech 2011 | Fast Company – "Two years ago, Fast Company compiled a list of the Most Influential Women In Tech, in part to recognize the disadvantages that women in technology face–proper recognition being just one of them.

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9 Social Media for Social Good Sites You Should know About

NetWits

Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010. Jumo is another social media for social good platform that entered the mix in 2010. According to them “ ammado connects you with global nonprofits and companies with the aim of making a difference in society. 1) Crowdrise – [link]. 3) Jumo – [link].

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The Best Donation Platforms for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side.

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The Problem of an Electronics Recycler and False Environmental Claims

Tech Soup

ERI's co-founder and chief marketing officer recently addressed the World Scrap Metal Congress in Shanghai, China on the importance of responsible electronic waste recycling, and the company is also on the 2010 e-Stewards Leadership Council. Much of it was labeled as reusable electronics. read more.

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Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Unlike CiviCRM, which is targeted to nonprofits, SugarCRM is a system targeted toward sales in for-profit companies. Just came across a deal-breaking feature-not-yet-implemented in CiviCRM and I’m wondering if it’s easily implemented in Sugar (long-term pledges to a capital campaign). 2 admin 04.20.08