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February 11 Is National 2-1-1 Day!

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Did you know that in 1997 the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta was the first to introduce a 2-1-1 service? The success 2-1-1 garnered in the United States opened services in Toronto, Canada in 2002. 1 Later, in 2000, the Federal Communications Commission approved 2-1-1 nationwide as a short number in the United States.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

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More than 40% of the 16,235,348 callers had basic human service needs for housing, utilities, food, clothing, personal and household goods. Requests for health and mental health services increased to 15% of all calls. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.

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How To Get Started With Mobile Giving To Reach Fundraising Goals

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Puerto Rico Relief Fund: Mobile Donation Page. Google.org recently launched a new campaign to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in partnership with the Hispanic Federation and Mercy Corps. Customer Service. Finally, ensuring that your mobile fundraising platform offers exceptional customer service is key.

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Ready for Year-End? Here Are 10 Easy Things You Can Do to Raise More Money

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Think mobile giving—as 40% to 60% of your year-end action is likely to happen on phones and tablets. The image below is from World Central Kitchen, and it shows the impact of their work providing over 1 million meals in Puerto Rico! Make It Easy to Give. Everyone is BUSY. Only one-click from your homepage to your donate form.

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Giving Tuesday #Inspo: 14 Donation Pages That Know What They’re Doing

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Catholic Relief Services. Catholic Relief Services gets a shout-out for their clean and crisp page design. In this case, they’re directly relating the work they do to the immediate need for relief efforts in Puerto Rico. But the high marks don’t end there. World Central Kitchen. People United for Justice.

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Making Sense of Windows 8 Hardware

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Microsoft itself makes and markets the Surface online and in its new retail stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Windows Phone 8 Smartphones. The Nokia Lumia 900 (above) is the flagship phone for both Microsoft and Nokia to compete with the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. Microsoft has been busy this year.

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What Should I Do About Junk Hardware Donations?

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Certified recyclers offer data destruction services, but often charge a bit extra for that service. and Puerto Rico, so they’re convenient to most locations. Refurbishers routinely offer data destruction services, often at no cost. For those, you’d want to go to a local phone repair place.