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California IT Community Supports Organization
Members of the California tech community came together for a Sacramento charity, reports Tech Wire Net. Sacramento’s Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children raised $32,000 in an event that featured music, dancing and an art auction.
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Checking Out for Charity a Success
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, 77 Checkout for Charity campaigns, which ask customers to round up or donate at the time of purchase, raised $388 million dollars in 2014. eBay’s Giving Works was the highest grossing and the top cause was children’s charities, which raised $199 million dollars for various organizations.
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Latest Google Impact Challenges Focuses on Independence for the Disabled
Google wants to help the disabled live more independently, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Their latest Impact Challenge offers $20 million dollars from Google.org to fund nonprofits developing technology to aid the disabled.
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Beacon Tech for Nonprofits
According to Tech.Co, Beacon Technology, a small sensor that determines when a smartphone or other device is in range, can be successfully used by nonprofits to send out offers and information during events.
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Ohio's Tech Hack for Good
According to Ohio.com, tech professionals will once again participate in Akron’s National Day of Civic Hacking. The event will match civic groups, nonprofits and government organizations with tech wizards who can help them find a solution for their problem.
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Finding Tech Ways to Help the Disadvantaged
Unicef, British chip maker ARM and Frog, a San Francisco based product & strategy firm, have teamed up to find a way to use digital sensing to help the disadvantaged, reports the New York Times. The project ‘Wearables for Good’ is running a contest to find ideas for devices to help mothers and children in developing nations.
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Google Fiber and NTEN Offer Fellowships
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Google has partnered with NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) to bring digital access to people who don’t have it. The Google Fiber project has “fellowships” available for those who want to help bring the internet to the underserved.
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ZenDesk Latest Tech Company to Form Nonprofit
ZenDesk, a customer service specialist company, has launched a new nonprofit, reports Fortune Magazine. The charity plans to distribute $1 million dollars to charity.
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OxFam Ad Targets Nepal Relief
According to Nonprofit Quarterly, OxFam has partnered with xAd to create an ad targeted to attendees of Internet Week New York. The ad direct users to a donation page to help the disaster relief effort in Nepal.
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Tech GiveCamp a Success
The Northwest Arkansas GiveCamp was a big success, reports City Wire. The GiveCamp brought 35 tech professionals in to donate their time and expertise to help 10 nonprofits. The experts focused on helping the nonprofits with website design and functionality.
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