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Third Party Fundraising Gains Traction

According to the Huffington Post, technology has made it easier for non-profit to raise funds via third party fundraising. Companies such as RallyBound lets nonprofit give their supporters tools to create fundraising campaigns of their own. Read more...

Mobile Web is a Priority

Mobile web needs to be a priority, reports NP Tech for Good, because experts are predicting that by the end of 2014, the majority of supporters and donors will be viewing websites, email communications,  blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. Read more...

Bing Power Facebook Searches

According to the Fundraising Coach, the web searches conducted in Facebook are controlled by Bing not Google. In order to appear in Facebook searches your organization needs to set up webmaster tools in Bing too. Read more...

Building Websites for Charity

For the second year in a row, Cedar Rapids technology experts participated in Operation Overnight, reports KCRG News. During Operation Overnight tech professionals build websites for organizations who otherwise wouldn’t have a strong online presence. Read more...

Crowdsourcing Matches Volunteers with Charities

Atlassian, an Australian software developer, has developed a new website MakeaDiff.org, reports Associations Now. The website will use crowdsourcing to match charities and other nonprofits with technology experts to help them achieve their goals. Read more...

Education Startup Invests in Research

According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Startup: Education, a foundation started by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has announced its first national project. Startup: Education will invest in a startup firm that provides research-based feedback for school districts. Read more...

Google Earth Helps Non-Profit Accomplish Its Mission

HALO Trust, a non-profit organization that helps clear land mines in war-torn countries, uses  Google Earth to plot mine fields and track clearance efforts. The group has successfully used Google Earth in their efforts since 2006. Read more...

Baltimore GiveCamp Helps Charity

According to Broadway World, this year's Baltimore GiveCamp, an annual marathon weekend of “Coding for Charity,” more than 230 technical professionals will volunteer to help 30 nonprofit organizations accomplish technical projects that would not have otherwise been possible. Read more...

Summit Declares Tech for the Social Good

During this year’s Social Good Summit, where technologists connected with diplomats, CEOs and policy experts in New York City, companies declared that ‘Tech is a tool for social good. Not just a toy, but a tool to better lives’. Read more...

Crowdfunding Site Offers New Way to Give

According to Digital Journal, a new crowdfunding website Survive the Streets offers donors  ‘directed giving’ opportunities. Using the website donors can select an exact family or individual they want to help after reading their stories and seeing their faces online. Read more...

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