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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. Did you know that San Francisco renters are seven times more likely to get buyout offers than eviction notices? No Place Like Home. Referral Services. The project was created by the St.

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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). Mobile phones are also essential for finding jobs.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. Cloud Storage Price Wars Update.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Trans*H4ck is based in San Francisco, but has held events in Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. This location-based apps helps users find LGBT-friendly healthcare providers, mental health specialists, and providers that specialize in transgender health in San Francisco. well, that's a different story.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

He later joined Kiva.org in San Francisco, a crowdfunding platform which has raised over $1 billion to entrepreneurs worldwide. 54% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 20% via text message, 9% by phone call, 7% by print letter, and 6% by social media message. ? 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

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LocalFreeWeb Combines Digital Inclusion with Public Transportation

Tech Soup

I spoke with Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented LocalFreeWeb at the previous breakfast. Joseph first heard of the LocalFreeWeb project a little over a year ago at Hack Night for Code for San Francisco. But first, it needs further adoption in San Francisco.

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Celebrating TechSoup's Talented and Extraordinary Customer Service Team

Tech Soup

" Khadijah is really wonderful on the phone. " Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, disc golf, and going to live concerts, and he is really getting to like San Francisco. " His charitable interest is addressing homelessness. They were a homeless services center, something I'm passionate about.

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