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San Francisco Companies Invest in Community Service
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Zendesk, a San Francisco based customer software support company, encourages its employees to participate in community service activities. In fact, many of the companies that are located in the poorer neighborhoods of San Francisco require their employees to engage in community service activities.
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In-kind Grows to Help Nonprofits Acquire Needed Items
In-kind, a Charleston based company that helps nonprofits acquire specific items, has just raised $750,000 to expand their business. Nonprofits can use In-kind to let their donor base know about their specific needs, for example computer equipment, donors can then purchase those items via the In-kind website for the nonprofit.
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Hackathon Benefits Local Charities
The University of Santa Cruz has announced the winners of its Hack2016 Tech Cares event, reports the University of Santa Cruz. The winning teams chose which local teams received $1,000 grants from the University.
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Optimize Online Giving
Having an online donation page doesn’t automatically guarantee oodles of donations, reports B2B Community. There are several steps your organization can take to optimize your online giving. One thing is to make sure receipts, thanks yous and acknowledgements arrive in a timely fashion.
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Changes Coming to E-Philanthropy Market
According to the Nonprofit Times, industry experts are expecting a ‘shakeout’ in the digital philanthropy marketplace. Recently, vendors have flooded the marketplace with new innovations, which has made it hard for nonprofits to sort through products. Ultimately nonprofits will benefit from the changes as there will be less vendors to choose from, and those that are available will be those with a solid product and track record.
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Giving While You Wash Clothes
Now you can give to charity while washing your clothes, reports the Nonprofit Times. At the Consumer Electronics show Whirlpool debuted a new washer that comes with an app that allows users to make a donation to Habitat for Humanity every time they do a load of laundry.
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ID Management Helps Nonprofits
Cloud based identity management can help nonprofits tailor their information to their visitors, reports CIO. The American Cancer Society is one of the first nonprofits to use ID management to let its visitors sign on to all its websites with a single logon. The software also collects demographics and information about the visitors.
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Helping Schools Get Tech
A new nonprofit wants to help school districts get the best pricing on technology, reports the Hechinger Report. The Technology for Education Consortium is funded by the Gates Foundation and its goal is to provide pricing reports and procurement advice to member districts. It is open to any school district regardless of size and it is free to join.
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Google Steps in to Help Fight Zika
Google is helping in the fight against the Zika virus, reports CNET. Google is partnering with UNICEF to aid efforts to find a way to detect and fight the virus.
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Milwaukee Area Nonprofits Get Tech Support
According to the BizTimes, the University of Milwaukee is offering local nonprofits access to 15 tech interns. The program, nonprofIT, is a collaboration between the University’s School of Information Studies and its Center for Urban Initiatives and will give nonprofits access to information technology support for free.
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