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Financial Services Company Lets Users Redeem Points for Charity
Millennials give differently than older generations, reports the Credit Union Times. To align with how they choose to give TMG Financial Services allows their users to redeem their credit card points and gift them to one of three designated charities.
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Successful Crowdfunding Takes Planning
According to Business to Community, nonprofits can have a successful crowdfunding campaign by following these steps. The first step is to set the right donation tiers. Strategically setting your tiers will help you encourage donors to move up to the next tier.
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New Fundraising Platform Wants Donors to Go Viral
Doofl wants to make it to easy for donors to make viral videos to support their favorite organizations, reports ARL Now. The new virtual fundraising platform lets users select an organization and then create three dares or challenges that they will do in order to raise funds for their organization.
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Pat the Dog and Give to Charity
- Monday, 30 May 2016
- The Buzz
- Written by Kurt Martin
According to Charity Digital News, you can now pat a dog and give to charity. Blue Cross Pets is using dogs equipped with contactless payment systems to collect donations to their organization.
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Nonprofit Succeeds with Crowdfunding
CareBOX, a nonprofit that provides care packages to cancer patients, has found a way to leverage crowdfunding, reports CNBC. All donors have to do is log onto the CareBOX website and from there they are able to send items to cancer patients in need.
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Two Nonprofit Tech Giants Merge
According to Businesswire, Tech Impact, a nonprofit that provides tech training for underserved youth is merging with 501cTECH. 501cTECH provides nonprofit technology support for the D.C. area. The two organizations have worked together for years to provide tech support to community based nonprofits.
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Using Virtual Reality to Tell a Nonprofit Story
- Monday, 23 May 2016
- The Buzz
- Written by Kurt Martin
According to Association Now, virtual reality may soon help nonprofits bring attention their causes. The new VR for Good program will use Oculus virtual reality technology to help nonprofits create videos that tell their “story” in virtual reality.
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Nonprofit Makes Writing a Game
The United Way of Greater Houston has a novel way to help kids improve their writing skills, reports Houston Public Media. Working in partnership with the nonprofit Writers in School, the organization runs a program that encourages kids to write a story and then create a video game based on that story.
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Kimbia Feels Sting of Day of Giving Glitch
According to the Nonprofit Quarterly, Kimbia is still feeling the after effects of the technical problems that plagued the Day of Giving fundraising drive. One organization, the Pittsburgh Foundation, canceled its campaign due to the glitches and is now seeking restitution from Kimbia.
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Oracle Founder Gives to Cancer Research
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is making good on his Giving Pledge, reports Forbes. The world’s 7th richest person will donate $200 million dollars to found a new cancer research center at the University of Southern California.
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