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Amazon Gives Little Notice on End of AmazonSmile Program

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"Every little bit counts” — at least that’s what Amazon touts when it shares the impact customers have made via AmazonSmile. But less than a decade after launching the program, Amazon announced that AmazonSmile's days are numbered.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Amazon Alexa

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Amazon Alexa is the digital assistant software that empowers Amazon’s smart speaker series, the Amazon Echo. As Microsoft’s Windows 10 is the software (operating system) that empowers the PC , Amazon Alexa is the software (operating system) that empowers Amazon Echo smart speakers.

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9 Socially-Distant Donor Engagement Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. But there are two things that are certain: social distancing will continue to be a reality and your donors will continue to believe in your mission. Not to worry.

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Nonprofit Basics: Amazon Smile

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More than 268 million people in the United States shopped online in 2022 alone, and 54% of donors worldwide prefer to donate online. Both online shopping and online fundraising have grown in popularity in recent years.

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Don't Be a Big Box Nonprofit: 3 Steps to Better Donor Relationships

Tech Soup

Then Amazon supersized this approach and put Barnes & Noble on the brink of bankruptcy as the pandemic began. For years, many book lovers felt that Barnes & Noble was the epitome of a soulless big box store. The store prioritized cost and efficiency over readers while putting many local, independent bookstores out of business.

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3 Ways to Make the Most of Non-Cash Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Another $250 billion sitting in Donor Advised Funds, just waiting to be distributed. Here’s a quick overview of each: 1) Donor Advised Funds There are about 1.3 Moreover, the most widely held large-cap stocks (Alphabet, Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Tesla) are all up 300%-1000% over the past 5 years.

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4 Text Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Take from Big Brands

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can use outbound text messages to inform donors about upcoming fundraising events and campaigns. Just be sure that your donors have opted in to receive text messages from your organization first. Amazon revolutionized the easy checkout process. You can even use outbound messages to solicit donations from your supporters.

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