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15 Lessons Learned from Donating Online to 32 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Yes, I could have used an online giving portal, but like most people, my smartphone is becoming central to my personal economics. Eleven of the 32 nonprofits (34%) included the option to donate with PayPal within their donation form. Three nonprofits (9%) used PayPal exclusively. Africa Wildlife Foundation. Mercy Corps.

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A Bold Experiment in Micro Donations: $2 from 12, 500 Twitter Users To Fund Clean Water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If everyone who reads this - YOU - gives just $2, Charity: Water can build an entire water project for a school or hospital in Africa. You have an option to pay your pledge right there using your paypal account. So, she's come up with this micro donation campaign: I don’t want to ask much of any one person. Betaworks and Tipjoy.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It's a very useful tool for charities who want to amplify their social media presence and share ideas through images. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

The People's Choice award winner is a Windows 8 app , YumvY , a cooking companion to help you prepare nutritious, healthy meals at home with the goal of addressing the obesity epidemic and related diseases like diabetes. The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This world-wide fundraiser, with a $1 million fundraising goal, brought together the Twitter community for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. I felt responsibility for the charity's brand and overall protection of the volunteers so they could focus on what was important." International experience.