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New Site Connects Experts with Nonprofits
According to Crain’s,the Taproot Foundation has launched a new website to help nonprofits connect with experts. Tapprootplus.org helps match experts in marketing, strategic planning, and technology or human resources with non-profits that need help in those areas. The experts donate their time and expertise to the nonprofits in need.
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If Your Followers Aren't Engaged They Won't Donate
According to Fundraising Success Magazine, it doesn’t matter how many followers you have on social media if you don’t engage them, you won’t see donations from them. Engagement is more than having a large following, it means posting interesting, useful items that get your followers involved.
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New Tool Helps Nonprofits Rate Their Diversity
GuideStar, an organization that compiles data on nonprofits, has a new tool on its website that lets users gauge an organization’s diversity, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Using the tool, nonprofits can compile demographic data for their organization, including the gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity of their board members, volunteers and staff members.
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Non-profit Gets Grant to Train for Tech Focused Jobs
According to the San Francisco Business Times, the federal government has awarded JVS, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, a grant to provide training for the long-term unemploy. JVS will use the funds to set up program for job seekers that will give them skills in Salesforce, administration, network security, and mobile app development.
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Nonprofit Goes High Tech
An international nonprofit that works to bring livestock and other essentials to farmers in developing countries is going high tech, reports Wired. Heifer International is testing a pilot program in Peru, that give local farmers access to technology. Farmers use the tech, such as Photoshop, Excel and Facebook to sell their goods.
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Donation Seeks to Bring Diversity to Tech
According to USA Today, Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen is donating $500,000 to three nonprofits working to increase diversity in the tech field. Receiving grants are Code2040, Girls Who Code and Hack the Hood, all three work to bring more minorities and women into the tech industry.
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Tech Tools for Nonprofits from Google
According to the Denver Post, Google offers a nonprofits a wide range of tech tools for free. All nonprofits have to do is register on with Google for Non-profits. This give non-profits access to advertising grants, YouTube tweaks and other great tech tools.
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Non-profit Uses Tech to Fight Ebola
mWater, a tech-oriented nonprofit, is helping in the fight against ebola, reports Takepart. The company has a new app that new app is designed to track the virus and its effects.
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Non-profits Test Donating Via Twitter
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, seven non-profits are testing a new Twitter function that allows users to donate directly from Tweets.
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New Fundraising Platform Connects Non-profits and Businesses
A new fundraising platform is set to launch in October, reports the Baltimore Business Journal. Cake will be a virtual marketplace for cause marketing campaigns that connects businesses and non-profits. Non-profits can use the platform to connect with businesses that want to help raise money for the non-profit.
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