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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

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Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation begins by going to the homes of these terminally ill or seriously injured children to set up donated hardware for the children to use. … your laptop is really your only friend."

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6 Ways to Engage Millennial Donors

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Often if someone has made a small donation, say $5, they don’t want to get 5 or 6 mail pieces that probably equate to the cost of the initial donation. This created an opportunity to feel a connection to the campaign, and as a result our team member feels more inclined to donate to him in the future when he is up for reelection.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation begins by going to the homes of these terminally ill or seriously injured children to set up donated hardware for the children to use. … your laptop is really your only friend."

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation begins by going to the homes of these terminally ill or seriously injured children to set up donated hardware for the children to use. … your laptop is really your only friend."

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!)

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. If you're lucky enough to be getting a tax refund, why not donate to a good cause?

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Nonprofits Show Technology in Action

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" says Janissa Balcomb, president of Laptops to Lesotho Inc. " says Janissa Balcomb, president of Laptops to Lesotho Inc. Second image: Two young men using a donated XO laptop in Lesotho, Africa ( Laptops to Lesotho ). Bottom image: Group of young women using laptops in Cambodia ( GETSET-GO ).

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