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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Education and literacy – 5%. Mobile Money, such as Vodafone M-Pesa and Airtel Money – 1%. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. Human and social services – 8%. Environment and conservation – 7%. Arts, cultural preservation, and humanities – 6%.

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[Case Study] First-Time Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Habitat for Humanity of Chicago

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On the local level, affiliate organizations work with trusted partners and residents to improve communities and build strong neighborhoods. In Chicago, Habitat’s commitment is to local families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through housing and development projects. The Challenge. Massive Time Savings.

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2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

2: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal17. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay. September.

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Mark Your Calendars! 2015 Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal15. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay and #LIUB. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. September.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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Pickleball and Paddleboards: Get Creative with Activity-Tracking Events

sgEngage

Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education. Constituents participate by tracking their success in helping the planet by recycling, reducing food waste, purchasing local produce, and reusing containers.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. CityOptions is an environmental initiative to help local governments—particularly small and mid-sized ones—plan and execute effective sustainability initiatives.

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