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Making Podcasts for Kids
Common Sense Media and Apple are working together to provide podcasts for kids, reports Dev Discourse.
Apple is teaming up with nonprofit organisation Common Sense Media to help parents find kid-friendly podcasts from its vast library of content.
Read more...Online Camp Increases Diversity in Program
According to Ed Surge, nonprofit Connected Camps used the pandemic as an opportunity to increase the diversity of their program.
Friday the 13th turned out to hold more than the usual amount of superstitious bad luck in March 2020. On that day, millions of teachers and families across the U.S. learned that they would not be going back to school the following Monday.
Read more...Nonprofit Helps Rebuild After Disasters
Nonprofit Rebuild Homes is using technology to help homeowners rebuild after natural disasters, reports the Spokesman Review.
After a wildfire devastated the town of Malden in September, NewHomes.House founder Todd Sullivan knew he wanted to help the community rebuild. Visiting Malden and meeting with a team managing the town’s recovery, Sullivan noticed the community lacked a technology solution to help with rebuilding efforts.
Read more...Nonprofits Look To Social Media
Nonprofits are once again looking at how to maximize their social media postings to draw in donations, reports Forbes.
Amidst the Covid-19 crisis, nonprofit organizations have faced onerous financial burdens. There has been a high demand for their services, which taxes their resources, yet their ability to bring in volunteers and host in-person fundraising events has been limited.
Read more...Auction Platform Makes Thing More Fund
According to PR Newswire, ZoomGive is a new auction platform designed to make the experience more fun.
ZOOMGIVE, a rising digital fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations, is pleased to announce its virtual auction software platform to help nonprofits create engaging auction experiences for donors.
Read more...GoFundMe Ends Charity Division
GoFundMe’s Charity division is shutting down, reports the Nonprofit Times.
GoFundMe Charity is being merged into GoFundMe.com, shutting down the fundraising-dedicated site on Sept. 30. Campaigns will not be able to be transferred to GoFundMe.com and recurring gift arrangements will be cancelled on that date
Read more...Wi-Fi Access Increasing In Several States
AT & T and Connected Nation are partnering to bring Wi-Fi hotspots to 27 states, reports State Scoop.
School districts that serve vulnerable and disabled students in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and 24 other states will receive free Wi-Fi hotspots from AT&T and Connected Nation, a nonprofit that provides communities with broadband technology and support, the organizations announced Tuesday.
Read more...Braille Institute Goes Virtual
According to the Orange County Register, the Braille Institute in Anaheim has made the switch from providing services in person to online.
Practically no segment of everyday living has been spared from the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...Giving Possible with Technology
Technology has helped nonprofits continue to receive donations, reports Entrepreneur.
The holiday season is the time of year when charitable giving hits its peak, with nearly one-third (31 percent) of annual giving occurring in December alone.
Read more...Technology Has Saved Nonprofits
According to the Nonprofit Times, technology has played an important part in helping nonprofits survive the upheaval caused by Covid.
Technology might be increasingly called upon to make up for less-than-desired changes to nonprofit activity. Some 42% of nonprofit officials surveyed responded that the number of programs they offer has dropped.
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