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Nevada Schools Get Stem Tech
According to Las Vegas Review Journal, national nonprofit STEM Academy has announced a partnership with Nevada’s Clark County School District to bring their STEM 101 curriculum into Nevada’s middle school classrooms.
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Millennials Want Social Change
Millennials are a socially responsible generation, reports Forbes. A new survey finds that on average a Millennial gives $600 a year to charity. In addition, they use social media platforms as a tool to raise awareness about their favorite causes.
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Use Text Messaging for More than Blasting Donation Requests
According to the Nonprofit Times, text messaging can be used for more than broadcasting donation requests. Text messaging can be use to send surveys, hotline links and other ways for users to get information.
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Nonprofit Uses chatbots
Nonprofit Seattle Against Slavery is using chatbot technology to deter online sex sales, repots KomoNews. The chatbots are programmed with age, race, & neighborhood. If a user tries to arrange a meeting for sex the chatbot sends a warning and informs them the police have been notified.
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New Venture Helps Teachers Use Tech
Eleven Western Pennsylvania schools are set to be pilots in a new project underwritten by Google, reports Trib Live. Google and EdTechTeam along with nonprofit Digital Learning Project are working with the W.PA teachers to use technology more effectively.
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Getting Personal is Important
Nonprofits aren’t giving their donors what they want, reports the Nonprofit Times. 81% of those surveyed stated that they want to see more personalized emails from nonprofits.
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Google Focuses on Nonprofits That Help the Unemployed
According to TechCrunch, Google.org wants to help people find jobs. To that end, Google is pledging $50 million dollars to nonprofits that use technology to help people find jobs.
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NASA Turns to Crowdfunding
NASA’s is using crowdfunding to help preserve mission control, reports KHOU. The new fundraising campaign is raising funds to restore the flight control consoles and wall displays in the historic monument.
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Easier Way to Create Donor Letters
According to Media Post, there is a new way to prepare donor letters. Gravyty, an artificial intelligence based fundraising software, has released First Draft, a program that helps create email donor letters.
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New Website Helps Nonprofits Find Volunteers
Chicago nonprofits will have an easier time finding volunteers, reports Crain’s Chicago Busines. A new website Go Civic launched recently and its goal is to match potential volunteers with nonprofits. The website will also help connect nonprofits to one another.
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