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Silicon Valley Nonprofit Ensures Donors' Money Used Wisely
Donors want to give their money to organizations that make the most difference, so Tipping Point, a Silicon Valley nonprofit, has created a model to connects donors with effective nonprofit organizations. Currently, Tipping Point focuses on Silicon Valley organizations, it carefully vets the organizations before including them in its portfolio.
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Motorola Funds STEM Programs
The Motorola Solutions Foundations has announced $4 million dollars in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) grants, reports Philanthropy News Digest. The foundation, which is the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, will fund a total of 92 STEM programs in the United States and Canada.
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BitCoin Based Charity Receives Nonprofit Status
Sacramento-based BitGive Foundation is the first bitcoin-based charity to receive nonprofit status in the United States. BitGive is an all-volunteer organization that focuses on raising money for public-health and environmental causes.
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Nonprofits Increase Technology Staff
NTEN’s8th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report shows non-profits are increasing their technology staff members, reports Associations Now. The report indicates that there are 4.4 people on staff responsible for technology-related issues and 1.1 data-focused staffers per organization.
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Google Funds Teacher's Request
According to Crowdfund Insider, Google announced it would fund Washington D.C. area teachers on the education crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org. The funding gave 276 D.C teachers a total of the $232,009. The funds will provide materials for 31,362 students.
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Girls Tech Program Gets Boost from AT&T
Girls who Code, a program designed to encourage girls to enter the tech field, received a donation from AT &T, reports the Philanthropy News Digest. AT & T donated $1 million to the program. Girls who Code will use the funds to expand its Summer Immersion Program.
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Fox Fans Met Goal and Charities Get Money
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Fox network challenged fans to promote their upcoming program "Red Band Society" by sharing content. Fox also said if fans met the “flock-to-unlock” goal it would donate $100,000 total to five charities. The fans met the goal and Fox donated money to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Teen Cancer America.
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Nonprofits Learn from the Ice Bucket Challenge
The recent success of the Ice Bucket Challenge is causing other charities to reconsider how they interact with the younger generation, reports the Seattle Times. The challenge’s success goes against what most charities normally do, which is find people passionate about a cause and encourage them to give. The challenge encourages people to be silly for a cause.
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Tulsa Group Helps Nonprofits with Technology
According to Tulsa World, the Tulsa Community Foundation created 501technet to help local non-profits get the technology they need. 501technet provides hardware and software support for eligible non-profits.
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Crowdfunding Continues to Grow in Nonprofit Sector
Crowdfunding is slowly taking off among US based non-profits, reports Dallas News. Annually non-profits raise about $200 million through crowdfunding and it continues to grow. Smaller organizations often turn to crowdfunding to get projects off the ground.
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