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New App Connects Nonprofits and Volunteers
According to the Center for Digital Education, a group of University of Michigan students have created an app that connects volunteers with nonprofits that need their help.
It often takes a pack of volunteers to help a community become more sustainable and resilient, and that’s what the BackPac app is aiming to do.
Read more...Using Technology to Drive Donations
With the change in tax policy that reduced the tax advantages of donating to charities, many charities have had to leverage technology to keep the donations flowing, reports Smarter CX.
In 2018, shifting tax policies and a stock market setback combined to stanch the lifeblood of the vast majority of nonprofit organizations: Charity giving declined 1.7% from year-earlier levels (accounting for inflation), according to GivingUSA.
Read more...Protecting Sensitive Data
Nonprofits need to understand how laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation affects how they collect, store and use data, reports Biz Tech Magazine.
With more businesses collecting and analyzing customer data, there have been increased calls for regulation and privacy. And organizations around the world have risen to the challenge, drastically altering their systems to properly protect their customers’ personal information and comply with new laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Read more...Using Alexa to Do Good
According to Forbes, Alexa can be used to make donations to your favorite nonprofit.
Did you know you can ask Alexa to make a donation to your favorite nonprofit?
Read more...Turning Jail into Housing
A nonprofit in Oregon wants to turn an unused jail facility into facility for those experiencing homelessness, reports OPB News.
An Oregon Coast-based nonprofit is kicking off its fundraising campaign Saturday to turn North Portland’s never-used Wapato Jail into Bybee Lakes Hope Center, a mixed-use facility for people experiencing homelessness.
Read more...Nonprofit Domain in Trouble
The domain “.org” is safe for the time being, reports WBUR.
The nonprofit that manages internet domain names ending in ".org" has hit pause on a controversial decision to sell itself to the private equity fund Ethos Capital for about $1 billion.
Read more...Nonprofit Tech for 2020
According to Biz Tech, there are several ways that technology will have a positive impact on nonprofits in the coming year.
Nonprofits have a lot on their plates. Charitable giving took a hit last year, declining for the first time since the Great Recession, forcing organizations to do more with less. But technology can often help nonprofits make ends meet, bridging the gap between the resources available and the goals they’re trying to achieve for their causes.
Read more...Using Virtual Reality to Expand Horizons
Virtual reality device is letting patients have experiences beyond their rooms, reports The Grand Rapids Business Journal.
A hospice nonprofit has begun using a virtual reality device to give patients with limited mobility greater access to experiences beyond the confines of their rooms..
Read more...Brim Paves a New Way for Giving
Brim Financial, Canada's newest credit card issuer and consumer-centric banking platform is proud to announce its partnership with SickKids Foundation, contributing to the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian health care history with the goal of raising $1.3 billion through philanthropy to reimagine The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) campus, continue breakthrough paediatric health research and partner for better care.
Read more...Brim Paves a New Way for Giving
Brim Financial, Canada's newest credit card issuer and consumer-centric banking platform is proud to announce its partnership with SickKids Foundation, contributing to the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian health care history with the goal of raising $1.3 billion through philanthropy to reimagine The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) campus, continue breakthrough paediatric health research and partner for better care.
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