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Accelerator Gets More Funding

Thursday, 07 July 2016
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FastForward, a nonprofit tech accelerator, has raised 1.25 million in funding, reports Tech Crunch. Fast Forward will use some of that money to support nonprofits in its accelerator program. Read more...
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New Fundraising Option on Facebook

Thursday, 07 July 2016
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According to the Verge, Facebook will now let individuals fundraise for nonprofits. The new feature gives users the ability to set up personal fundraising pages that collect donations for a registered 501(c)3. Read more...
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Nonprofits Use Technology to Advance Mission

Monday, 27 June 2016
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According to the Chicago Tribune, nonprofits continue to incorporate technology into their overall mission. While nonprofits can be slow to adopt new technology, once they do they find a way to use it successfully to forward their mission. Read more...
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Using Drones for Humanitarian Aid

Monday, 27 June 2016
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According to NBC 10, Field Innovations Team, which is a nonprofit that helps humanitarian organizations and nonprofits create disaster relief plans, is testing how drones could be used by these organizations to deliver aid. Read more...
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Minnesota Online Giving Day Increases Fees

Monday, 27 June 2016
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GiveMN.org, the nonprofit that organizes the online giving drive known as ‘Give to the Max’ day, is asking both its donors and participating nonprofits to help pitch in extra money to cover the operating costs of the event. Read more...
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Tapping into Millennial Market

Monday, 20 June 2016
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New nonprofit platform If/Then wants to help nonprofits tap into the Millennial market. The platform lets nonprofits create fundraising campaigns that bases donations on whether an event happens or not. For example, donors would pledge to give to a homeless shelter every time temperatures dropped below -25 degrees. Read more...
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New Platform Helps Get Items to Humanitarian Aid Orgs

Monday, 20 June 2016
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According to Treehugger.com, Level Market, a new online platform, hopes to streamline how humanitarian aid organizations procure items they need to forward their mission. Level Market wants to streamline both how the organizations search for their items and the pricing of the items. 
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Ohio Nonprofit Changes Tech Focus

Monday, 20 June 2016
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DigitalC, formerly the nonprofit CommunityOne, is ready to use technology to improve Northeast Ohio, reports Crain's Cleveland. One of its first initiatives is to build a platform that would serve as a clearinghouse for information that all nonprofits in the region could tap into to help them forward their mission.
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Nonprofits Need to Adjust to Millennial's Giving Methods

Monday, 13 June 2016
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According to AdWeek, big nonprofits have to adjust to the way millennials give in order to remain competitive in today’s nonprofit marketplace. In order to get Millennials to give a nonprofit must make it as easy as possible for them to donate. Read more...
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Crowdfunding for Animal Medical Care

Monday, 13 June 2016
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Buffalo Startup Week has helped launch a new crowdfunding platform, reports Buffalo Business First. The Pawraiser platform lets organizations that work with animals run crowdfunding campaigns to raise money to fund medical care for the animals. Read more...
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