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Using Emerging Technologies
Nonprofits can use emerging technologies to help them fufill their mission, reports Biz Tech.
What makes a successful nonprofit? Most people would point to organizations that raise the most money or mobilize the most volunteers. Those are important, and technology has helped in these respects, giving nonprofits new ways to elicit fundraising and engage those who want to get involved.
Read more...One Cause Sees Rise in Giving
According to Yahoo Finance, online fundraising platform One Cause reports that nonprofits using the platform raised $720 million dollars in 2019.
One Cause, a leader in online and event fundraising, today announced nonprofits raised more than $720 million on its fundraising platform in 2019, a 64 percent increase over proceeds raised in 2018.
Read more...Teaching Coding to Inmates
The Last Mile, a California nonprofit that works to eliminate recidivism, is teaching coding to inmates and placing them in tech jobs upon release, reports NewsOne.
California-based nonprofit organization is on a mission to combat recidivism through tech education. According to Black News, The Last Mile created a program for inmates centered on coding in an effort to prepare them for jobs in the technology industry upon their release.
Read more...Gates Foundation Locates Nonprofit in St. Louis
The Gates Foundation is planning to locate a nonprofit in St. Louis that will help build advance technologies for farmers in developing countries, reports St. Louis Public Radio.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to build a nonprofit organization in St. Louis to advance technologies that would help small farms in developing countries.
Read more...California Looks to Block .ORG Sale
The California AG has stepped into the ring regarding the sale of .ORG, reports the Nonprofit Times.
The California Attorney General’s Office has jumped into the proposed sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .ORG domain to a venture capital firm, sending a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) asking 35 questions.
Read more...Email Open Rates Jump
According to Associations Now, nonprofits saw a jump in their email open rate.
In a year when worldwide email open rates decreased, nonprofits bucked the trend.
Read more...Uploading DNA to Help Solve Cold Cases
Project Cold Case, a nonprofit that uses technology to help solve cold cases, is letting participants at its annual fundraiser upload their DNA to help in cold case investigations, reports Jacksonville.com.
As part of Project: Cold Case’s fifth annual fundraiser, Year of Hope, the Upload for Justice will be debuted for the first time where participants can upload their DNA for use in cold case investigations.
Read more...Using Tech to Make Learning Exciting
Atlanta’s Cxmmunity uses games like Minecraft to help kids get excited about learning, reports WSB TV.
Parents may have just about had it with their kids playing too many video games -- but a local nonprofit thinks these games are packed with so many benefits -- they're putting them in schools!
Read more...Flint Grants Help with Census
Several Flint area nonprofits have received grants from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to help them prepare for the 2020 census, reports NBC 25.
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) is investing in nonprofit organizations working to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 census.
Read more...New App Connects Nonprofits and Volunteers
According to the Center for Digital Education, a group of University of Michigan students have created an app that connects volunteers with nonprofits that need their help.
It often takes a pack of volunteers to help a community become more sustainable and resilient, and that’s what the BackPac app is aiming to do.
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