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Technology Use Report Available
According to the Charity Digital News, 2017’s Global NGO Online Technology Report finds that 92% of all NGOs have a website, but only 78% are mobile compatible. The Technology report is a collaborative effort between Nonprofit Tech for Good and Public Interest Registry to show how NGO’s use digital technology to engage with their constituents.
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Donate Directly From ATM
According to Yahoo Finance, Digital Donations, a point of sale donation platform, is working with its ATM partners during the month of February to offer ATM users the chance to make a donation to the Heart Association directly from the ATM.
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Pub Gives Back
Portland has a nonprofit pub, reports CBS News. The Oregon Public House you choose your beer, your food and which charity you would like to receive a donation. At the end of the each month the pub disburses the profits to the selected nonprofits.
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Nonprofit Uses Crowdfunding to Replace Stolen Equipment
Interconnection, a Seattle based nonprofit that refurbishes computers for other nonprofits, had its van stolen during a robbery, reports Geekwire. Interconnection has started a crowdfunding campaign to replace the van.
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Helping the Homeless with Mobile Donations
According to the Nonprofit Quarterly, an Amsterdam company has developed a coat that allows the wearer to make a mobile donation. The Helping Heart jacket has a built in device that accepts payments via a smart credit card. The money is sent to a designated shelter.
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Two Online Crowd Funding Platforms Merge
According to Third Sector, fundraising platform Go Fund Me has acquired Crowd Rise, another online fundraising platform. The merger of the two companies allows Go Fund Me to focus on providing fundraising services to individuals, while Crowd Rise will cater to nonprofits seeking to leverage the crowd.
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2017 Brings Changes in Nonprofit Accounting
2017 will bring several changes to the nonprofit accounting landscape, reports CPA Practice Adviser. One thing will be the switch to funding for mobilization versus intervention.
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Changing How Nonprofits Communicate
According to the Nonprofit Times, how donors, especially millennials prefer to communicate is changing how nonprofits interact with their donor base.
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Changes in Bay Area Prompt Change in Nonprofits
With the influx of tech industry and the wealth associated with it, San Francisco charities have had to adapt the tech sector’s way of handling problems, reports the SF Chronicle. The new tech generation is focused on seeing an immediate impact to their donation.
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Children Focused Nonprofits Receive Grant
Eighteen nonprofits are the recipients of a $25,000 grant for KidGuard, reports ABC 8. KidGuard,a provider of mobile monitoring services, awarded the grants to other organizations that align with KidGuard’s mission to monitor and protect children.
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