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Nonprofit Bringing New Tech to Learning
New tech driven teaching methods like those from nonprofit New Classrooms can help schools navigate the new Covid learning environment, reports Seattle Times.
When 12-year-old Nina Mones was in sixth grade last year, she struggled to keep up with her math class, getting stuck on improper fractions. And as the teacher pushed ahead with new lessons, she fell further and further behind.
Read more...Social Solutions Earns a 2020 Tech Cares Award
Social Solutions Global, the leading provider of outcomes and data management software for social good organizations, today announced that TrustRadius has recognized Social Solutions with a 2020 Tech Cares Award. This award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond to provide their communities, clients, and frontline workers with support during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read more...Using Tech to Help Families During Covid
Nonprofit Covid Tech Connect helps connect Covid patients with their loved ones via technology, reports WSB Radio.
It’s become one of the worst things about this pandemic. COVID-19 patients dying alone in hospitals and are unable to share a final moment with loved ones due to strict no-visitor policies put in place to help stop the spread of the virus.
Read more...Organizations Step in to Help Schools with Technology
School districts continue to receive technology help from outside sources as they navigate distance learning, reports Technical.ly.
As virtual learning continues into a new school year, tech community partnerships are continuing to come together to fill gaps in digital access
Read more...Using Tech to Help the Homeless
Seattle nonprofits are connecting people who are facing a housing crisis with housing via the Housing Connector, a program that uses the Zillow platform to find available housing, reports the Puget Sound Business Journal.
For people who have been evicted, finding housing can be extremely difficult.
Read more...Nonprofit Connects Seniors with Tech
San Diego nonprofit is helping seniors stay connected via technology, reports Time of San Diego.
The nonprofit organization, San Diego Oasis has received funding for more than 300 tech devices donated by The San Diego Foundation, SDG&E, Gary and Mary West Foundation, and the North County COVID-19 Respond Fund.
Read more...OneCause
OneCause received a fundraising innovation excellence award from the Raise Awards ceremony during the Raise 2020 Conference, reports Yahoo Finance.
OneCause, a leader in mobile and social fundraising, recognized fundraising innovation and excellence yesterday at its annual Raise Awards ceremony during the Raise 2020 Conference.
Read more...Blackbaud Faces Class Action Suit
According to Lawstreet Media, Blackbaud is part of a class-action lawsuit resulting from its handling of a data breach that occurred earlier this year.
On Friday in the Southern District of Florida, plaintiffs Pam Arthur and Dorothy Kamm filed a class-action complaint against defendant Blackbaud, a cloud software company, for a ransomware attack and data breach that occurred in May of this year and exposed sensitive and personally-identifying information affecting the plaintiffs and the putative class.
Read more...Nonprofit Main Street Relief (MSR) announces new public, private partners
Nonprofit Main Street Relief announced on Thursday new partners in its mission to help small businesses reimagine work amid COVID-19. New partners include organizations from the public and private sectors, including national partners Square, a financial services company focused on building tools to empower businesses and individuals to participate in the economy; Hello Alice, a one-stop shop for grants, loans and resources for women entrepreneurs and business owners from underrepresented communities; Finli, a technology platform that provides integrated financial solutions for neighborhood schools and studios;
Read more...Data Visualization Tools for Nonprofits
THD, Inc. a social impact agency, today launched THD lens, new data visualization dashboards that raise the industry standard for how charitable organizations evaluate fundraising performance. It is now possible for non-profit decision makers to see the insights most critical to their goals with just a few clicks. These dashboards quickly demonstrate how an organization’s fundraising efforts are performing overlaid with contextual data such as COVID cases by state, S&P 500 performance, unemployment claims, and more. The ability to easily visualize revenue streams and compare and contrast performance of fundraising programs, channels, and audience segments to spot trends leads to faster, more responsive decision making and ultimately more successful campaigns
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