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Technology for All: From Gandhi to TED - Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology has the potential to improve the lives of millions across the world. In this two-part series I explore the concept of “Technology for All” and Benetech’s commitment to both ensuring that the technology required to meet a social need is developed and that it reaches far beyond the richest 10 percent of people who can most afford it.

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Unique Nonprofit Fundraising Event Ideas to Stand Out

DipJar

This peer-to-peer style fundraiser asks participants to collect pledges from their family, friends, or colleagues for achieving certain milestones, such as a pledge of $20 for every mile walked or hour danced. This promotes exercise and appeals to individuals and families alike. A walk-a-thon or dance-a-thon (or any other a-thon).

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Text-to-Give: The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Fundraising

Bloomerang

Text-to-give (also known as text-to-donate, text-to-pledge, or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising that asks donors to send a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. Also, if you’re carrying out a text-to-pledge campaign, you can send automated reminders to fulfill pledges.

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Here's 28 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Switch to EveryAction

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Aside from fundraising and digital tools, EveryAction also is a leading provider of nonprofit advocacy technology.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Her work enables NetHope members to be more effective and efficient through the use of technology .

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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Would you consider making a donation of $100 to the university’s endowment fund?”. Automating pledge verification via email.

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12 School & Higher Ed Fundraising Platforms That Match Gifts

Double the Donation

You know better than anyone that planning a university fundraising campaign can feel a bit overwhelming. 360MatchPro by Double the Donation , the leading provider of matching gift automation software, integrates with the best school and university fundraising platforms. Wilson-Bennett Technology. UC Innovation. Salesforce.