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Paper works for Salvation Army
According to the Dispatch-Argus, the Salvation Army still hasn’t found a way to make their iconic red kettles cashless. There isn’t an existing technology that is as quick, easy and secure as sliding a dollar into the red kettle.
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Women Step Up for #GivingTuesday
According to the Nonprofit Times, women are significant donors to #GivingTuesday. A report finds that they contributed 63 percent of the total number of donations on #GivingTuesday 2016.
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Donors Give Online
The 2017 Global Trends In Giving report from the Public Interest Registry (PIR) and Nonprofit Tech for Good find that people like to give online, reports the Nonprofit Times. Roughly 60 percent of donors do so online.
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Wi Nonprofit Teaches Digital Skills
According to the Seattle Times, a Wisconsin nonprofit is working to bridge the digital divide. DANEnet works with community members to increase their computer literacy, including older adults just learning to navigate the computer and immigrants or refugees learning the new technology.
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Tech Nonprofit Helps Kids Make Cards
Maydm, a Madison based nonprofit, hosted a Christmas card making program that encouraged kids to use STEM skills, reports Channel 3000. The Circuits, Cards and Code had kids making cards with LED lights in them.
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Using 360 Video to Help Disabled
According to the Lansing State Journal, a local nonprofit is using 360 degree video to give those with disabilities a chance to visit companies virtually. Able Eyes posts 360 degree videos of local business that allow those with disabilities to view the establishment before visiting.
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Facebook Adds More Social Good Features
During Facebook's second annual Social Good forum the company revealed several new tools to help nonprofits, reports CNN Money. Included in the tools was the new iMentor program and the International Rescue Committee.
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Not All Nonprofits Use #GivingTuesday
According to Crain’s Chicago Business, not all nonprofits find value in participating in #GivingTuesday. For many smaller nonprofits they feel that they can get lost in the see of donation pleas on that day. Others find that their donors prefer to give in more hands on ways, such as volunteering versus just pushing a ‘donate now’ button.
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Amazon Wishlist Changes Nonprofit Giving
Charity Navigator is seeing an upswing in nonprofits using Amazon Wishlist, reports CNN Money. Using Amazon Wishlist is another way for nonprofits to get the items they need for their mission, and donors know that they are giving the nonprofit exactly what they need.
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Zoho Creator Offers Free Subscriptions
According to the Nonprofit Times, Zoho Creator, an app building platform, offered $10 million dollars worth of free subscriptions to nonprofits during the run up to #GivingTuesday. Zoho Creator
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