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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The pink ribbon that has become the most widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness came about when a 68-year-old California woman named Charlotte Haley, whose sister, daughter, and granddaughter had breast cancer, created peach-colored ribbons to call attention to inadequate funding for breast cancer research. Final thoughts.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

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Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. How can you have a revolution if no one shows up?

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Caravan Studios Showcases Diverse Apps for Social Good

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Focusing in on Local Issues. The city's OpenData goals are to improve city services for residents and businesses, produce jobs, enhance economic opportunities, and increase resident engagement and empowerment. Connect with Concrn @Concrnapp or during Hack Fest, April 1 – 3, Friday – Sunday at 171 California St.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

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Attended a networking events for social entrepreneurs, such as the one organized by the Schwab Foundation (the organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos), where we brainstormed about different issues. Ensuring kids with disabilities get equal opportunity is, fortunately, a bipartisan issue. Half Moon Bay, California After 2.5

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