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Philly Hack-a-thon
Philadelphia’s Hackthon for good takes place this year at Microsoft in Malvern, report Technical.ly Philly. This year’s event hosts 30 non-profits and has over 100 hackers who will help the nonprofits with technology.
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Nomination Period Open for DoGooder Awards
According to Fundraising Success Magazine, the annual DoGooder video award nomination period is open. The awards honor the non-profit sectors best videos for raising awareness, telling stories and inspiring action. The nomination period runs through February 8.
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Community Provides Wi-Fi for Students
In Salton City California the school district has found a way to bring technology to lower income families, reports the Seattle Times. Many families in the community don’t have access to wi-fi so the school district has outfitted a school bus with a wi-fi router. The mobile hotspot rolls around the community giving kids internet access to complete their homework.
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CrowdFunding Gains in Popularity
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, nonprofits and local governments are turning to crowdfunding as a way to generate funds for their projects.
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Twitter Releases Giving Plan
Twitter unveiled the details of its Community Benefit agreement to area nonprofits reports Venture Beat. As part of the agreement Twitter promises to donate $3 million dollars to local non-profits over the course of the next four years.
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Google Helps San Francisco Homeless
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Google will donate money to the city of San Francisco to combat homelessness. Google’s donation of $2 million dollars will help several local organizations that serve the homeless including Larkin Street Youth Services and the Hamilton Family Center.
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Non-profits Team Up to Bring Code to Girls
Digital Girl, a start-up non-profit dedicated to encouraging girls to choose careers in technology, teamed up with a Brooklyn school for the hour of code campaign, reports DNA Info. The Hour of Code is a global initiative to bring computer technology to kids.
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GivingTuesday Gives Nonprofits a Boost
According to ABC News, this year’s #Giving Tuesday was a huge success. In total over $64 million dollars was raised in a 24 hour period.
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Crowdfunding Experts Help Non-profits Raise Money
According to Silicon Beat, with the rise of crowdfunding a new industry of crowdfunding consultants has emerged. The consultants offer their expertise to non-profits to help them harness the power of crowdfunding for their organization.
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Generation Next Gives, but in Their Own Way
According to Fundraising Success Magazine, younger donors want information in less time and they want to give differently. In order to successfully fundraise to Generation Next organizations need to change their strategy.
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