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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

In the world of electronics recycling, mobile phones are a problem. TechSoup has long sent our old phones to the 911 Cell Phone Bank , a nonprofit that provides emergency cell phones and funds to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of law enforcement and disaster victims. What happened to them? Here’s what we found out.

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The Wildness in the Corner: A Discussion with Jason Nelson

Museum 2.0

I grew up in Oklahoma. But there’s a lot of unexpected beauty in Oklahoma—weird folk art with plastic deer, a beautiful house. But when we talk about hiddenness, there's this problem. I’d find a blog and say you might be interested by this—and then it spread out. I’m really fascinated by the viral web.

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Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Each year they give prizes ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 to 15 people over the age of 60 creating new and innovative ways to tackle tough social problems, from reforming education to improving healthcare, curbing global warming to ending poverty. Her idea is now a reality.