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Charitable Giving Increases over 2016
2017’s charitable giving increased over 2016, reports the Nonprofit Times. Year-over-year giving increased by 4.1 percent with a 12.1 percent increase in online giving.
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Whatsapp Co Founder Supports New Foundation
Brian Acton, co-founder of Whatsapp is supporting the new nonprofit Signal Foundation, reports the Hill. Acton donated $50 million dollars to the foundation. The foundation supports the Signal app which is an encrypted messaging system.
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Nonprofit Cryptocurrency
With BitCoin and other Cryptocurrency continuing to grow in popularity many nonprofits are considering accepting cryptocurrency donations, reports Nonprofit Quarterly
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OneCause Has Growth Year
According to Global Newswire, fundraising software company OneCause had a banner year. Nonprofits using the software platform raised $300 million in proceeds.
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Competitor Acquires Kimbia
According to the Nonprofit Times, Kimbia, an online fundraising platform has been acquired by GiveGab. GiveGab focuses on peer to peer fundraising and giving day events.
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Turning Donors Into Subsribers
According to the Nonprofit Times, nonprofits are starting to think like subscriber services. Many are now asking donors if they would like to make it a monthly gift each time they make a contribution.
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Girls Who Code Gets Boost from Lyft
Lyft is expanding its Round Up and Donate program to allow riders to give to Girls Who Code, reports Government Technology.
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Nonprofits Focus on Facebook
According to the Nonprofit Times, the recently released Global NGO Technology Report finds that nonprofits strongly favor using Facebook as their social media platform. In addition, only 32 percent of nonprofits surveyed actually have a written social media strategy.
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Internet Access for Puerto Rico
According to the Dallas Observer, Dallas nonprofit ITDRC is working to bring internet access back to Puerto Rico. Without internet access residents of the island can’t fill out the FEMA forms necessary to receive funding to rebuild their homes.
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Autism Nonprofit Donates to Schools
Nonprofit Autism Yesterday and Today donated electronics to a Oakland area school, reports East Bay Times. The donation included iPads and other electronic equipment that can help special needs students be successful in school.
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