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Facebook COO Gives to Nonprofits with Empowering Focus
- Monday, 18 January 2016
- The Buzz
- Written by Kurt Martin
Cheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, gave stock valued at $31 million dollars to her donor advised fund, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The money will go to nonprofits that focus on helping women and girl.
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Nonprofit Gets Girls into Coding
Project Codet is working to put more girls in technology careers, reports WTOP. Projet Codet’s founder and CEO is a 16 year old who noticed a lack of girls in technology based careers. The nonprofit offers free workshops to help girls get interested in coding.
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Comcast Gives Grants to Improve Utah's Digital Literacy
According to the Business Wire, the Comcast Foundation reports it awarded $245,000 worth of grants in Utah during 2015. The went to organizations whose missions included digital literacy & community service.
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2016 to See Nonprofit Growth
Growth and data security will be a top concerns for nonprofits in 2016, reports Accounting Today. A study by Abilia, a nonprofit software provider, conducted the Nonprofit Finance and Accounting Study, which found that a majority of nonprofit surveyed expect to grow in the next three years. Additionally, nonprofit continue to focus on keeping their data secure .
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Tech Show Gives Back
The Consumer Technology Association, the nonprofit behind the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, announced it is making a grant to benefit southern Nevada. The Association will give a total of $100,000 which will go towards a variety of organizations in southern Nevada.
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Paypal is Go To Site for Giving
Paypal remains a favorite way for donors to give, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. During the 2015 giving season, donors gave $857 million dollars to various charities using PayPal. This is a 15% increase over 2014’s giving season.
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Recycling Tech into the Classroom
A Portland nonprofit helps recycled technology into classrooms, reports the Forecaster. Ruth’s Reusable Resources takes technology that would otherwise be recycled and gets it into local classrooms.
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Nonprofit Wants to Keep AI Beneficial
Open AI, a new nonprofit founded by Elon Musk, wants to ensure that artificial intelligence only benefits humanity, reports the Christian Science Monitor. The nonprofit wants to ensure that if human level intelligence is achieved in AI that doesn’t end up causing the destruction of humanity.
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2015 Online Giving Trends
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Network for Good has released its online giving trend report for the 2015. December remains the most popular month for online giving. Over 30,000 nonprofits benefited from online donations in 2015.
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Zuckerberg Donation Causes Stir
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, is already facing a backlash over his announcement to give away 99% of his wealth during his lifetime, reports the Los Angeles Times. The criticism arises from Zuckerberg’s decision to create an LLC instead of a non-profit.
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