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National Non-profit EducationSuperHighway Kicks Off “No Home Left Offline” to Close America’s Digital Divide

EducationSuperHighway, the national non-profit that successfully connected 47 million students to close the K-12 classroom connectivity gap, today announced a bold new mission to close the digital divide for 18 million American households that have access to the Internet but can't afford to connect.

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US Cellular Increases Hotspot Donations

US Cellular is expanding its hotspot donation project for nonprofits that serve youth, reports Fiddlehead Focus. 

Access to reliable connectivity causes a divide between youth who have access and those who do not. Currently, 35 percent of low-income households lack any access to broadband service at home. This leads to an issue known as the “homework gap” among students who lack proper internet access.

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Nonprofits See Rise in Cryptocurrency

According to the Nonprofit Times, cryptocurrency is making its way to nonprofits, but they shouldn’t hold on to it for long. 

Cryptocurrency is making headlines, with the “value” of a Bitcoin knocking on the door of $70,000. And one international banking and capital markets expert is flashing warning signs.

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Nonprofit Fights PTSD with Technology

Utah nonprofit is using VR Technology to help vets fight PTSD, reports Standard Examiner.

According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, suicide rates are up among veterans but Utah-based veteran-owned Forge Forward Project is developing virtual reality technology that they hope could end veteran suicide altogether.

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Nonprofits Should Be Aware of Cost of Apps

According to Inside Philanthropy, fundraising apps can be costly for nonprofits to create and maintain.

With the current state of technology, nonprofits large and small are almost guaranteed to be going through a digital transformation or continuing to grow their technology stack in the cloud.

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Fundraising Technology Saves Money

Online fundraising can save organizations money during busy giving season, reports Charity Digital.                                                    

Online fundraising tech is often simple to use, easy to integrate with various channels, and usually good value for money. The tech has become an indispensable part of the charity fundraising toolkit, essential for charities of all shapes and sizes.

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Cryptocurrency and Other FinTech Impact Nonprofits

New options in financial technology, such as crypto currency could have a big impact for nonprofits, reports Biz Tech Magazine. 

In recent years, nonprofits have found plenty of reasons to modernize their approach to donations beyond direct mail campaigns and in-person galas.

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Nonprofit Grants Artists Working On New Internet Approaches

Nonprofit Eyebeam has granted $260,000 to artists working on new ways to interact via the internet, reports ArtNet. 

Many non-profits in the creative sector preach the importance of listening and responding to artists, but over the last year and a half, few have done it in action quite like the art and technology outfit Eyebeam, which has virtually reinvented itself—literally—in the name of aiding artists in a pandemic-shaped landscape.

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Freight Company Fights Food Waste

Lineage Logistics has launched a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating food waste, reports Freight Waves. 

Global temperature-controlled logistics solutions provider Lineage Logistics announced Thursday it has launched the Lineage Foundation for Good to help reduce food waste and provide reliable access to communities in need around the world.

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Dallas Tech Org Works with Formerly Incarcerated

According to Dallas Innovates the Computing Technology Industry Association is working with nonprofit Girls Embracing Mothers to help women move on from incarceration.

The Computing Technology Industry Association, a national trade nonprofit dedicated to the information technology industry that’s been known as CompTIA, is teaming up with Dallas-based Girls Embracing Mothers to support local women in moving on from incarceration.

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