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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. Clearly, the V2I team needed a quick pivot to a new way to achieve their mission.

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The Problem With Millennials & Fundraising

Achieve

a global humanitarian organization dedicated to ending the clean water crisis in developing countries. It offers a specific goal, requesting that participants gather 16 friends and each pledge to give $3.33 The problem with Millennials and fundraising isn’t that this generation doesn’t care enough to actually give.

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Technology for All: From Gandhi to TED - Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, the Giving Pledge campaign that began with efforts by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett is encouraging the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. and “Is the innovation growth accelerating?” So, yes, I do feel optimistic.

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Phones in the Cloud and Telework Month

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global donation partner Cisco Systems and the environmental organization Telework Exchange are teaming up to promote Telework Week from February 14–18. This month in GreenTech we're focusing on cloud-based phone services and also the changes in the workplace that this technology is enabling, namely telework. read more.

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

Tech Soup

The company realized that simply raising awareness wasn't actually solving the problem. I'm also a big fan of apps that alleviate social problems. Anti-Phone-Theft Pledge. A new pledge signed by the big names in the phone industry swears that after July 2015, users will be able to remotely brick and wipe their phones.

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4 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make as a Fundraiser in 2020

NonProfit Hub

However, this can actually cause more problems down the road. Now, with a global pandemic putting additional strain on economic conditions and your donors’ finances, maintaining positive relationships with them is more critical than ever. For instance, many organizations use large aggregators like PayPal due to its convenience.

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#GivingTuesday – 4 Last Minute Tips (and 4 Ways to Get Ahead Next Year)

Achieve

Otherwise known as the Global Day of Giving, #GivingTuesday is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the United States). Create a #GivingTuesday Facebook fundraiser, rally your local businesses/volunteers/team to create fundraisers on your behalf, pledge an additional match if you can, and get in on those donations!

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