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Non-profit Brings Diversity to Tech
According to the Fairfax Times, the new non-profit organization Project CODEt was started by a 15yr old girl who wanted to bring more diversity to the technology sector. The goal of her organization is to expose computer science to everyone and break the stereotype of the male “computer geek”.
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App Turns Waiting into an Act of Charity
CharityWait is a new mobile app that turns waiting for a table into a philanthropic act, reports Non-profit Quarterly. The app works by partnering charities with restaurants. The restaurants give guests the option of skipping the wait by making a donation to one of the charity partners.
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Charity Navigator Gets New Chief
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Charity Navigator has announced new Chief Executive Officer. Michael Thatcher, formerly with Microsoft, brings the strong technology background needed for Charity Navigator to increase the number of charities it evaluates.
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GoFundMe Raises Limit
According to Time, GoFundMe has raised its donation limit. Thanks, in part, to generous donations by stars like Taylor Swift, GoFundMe has raised its donation limit from $15,000 to $50,000.
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Facebook Changes Content Controls
Facebook has rolled out new controls that allow users to select which pages they see at the top of their newsfeed, reports the Nonprofit Quarterly. Ensure that you are giving your fans content that they want to see, or you won’t be at the top of list anymore.
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Smithsonian Tries Crowdfunding
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Smithsonian has launched its first crowdfunding campaign. The Kickstarter campaign hopes to raise $500,000 to help preserve the space suit that Neil Armstrong wore on his historic mission to the moon.
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Institute Teaches Crowdfunding Basics
A pilot project by the Rare Genomics Institute will teach people how to use crowdfunding to raise money for the expensive procedure.The Institute has created a 60 page book detailing best practices for crowd funding.
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Gates Foundations Tops List of Influencers
Portland Communications released its survey of the top 100 most influential philanthropists, reports Nonprofit Pro. The Communicating Global Giving report found that Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has the most social media influence. The Foundation has 45 million followers across all platforms.
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Nonprofit Tech Job Creator Expands into Kansas City
According to the Biz Journal, LaunchCode, a St. Louis based nonprofit that helps create technology jobs for the underprivileged, is expanding into Kansas City. LaunchCode received a $250,000 grant from Missouri Technology Corp to help bring the program to the city.
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Impact Award Deadline Approaches
According to SF Gate, Google.org is now accepting applications for the next Impact Award. The application deadline is July 23. Google’s Impact Award will give 25 Bay Area nonprofits a total of $5 million dollars.
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