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Intaact Launches Real-Time Metrics for Nonprofits
According to Virtual-Strategy, Intaact is releasing a digital board book for fundraising. The boardbook integrates with Salesforce and will provide real-time fundraising metrics so nonprofits can measure their performance.
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Georgia Day of Giving Encompasses the Whole State
Georgia Gives Day is an online fundraising event that connects donors with over 2,000 nonprofits, reports the AJC.com. The nonprofits represent a variety of local charities from all over the state of Georgia. Started in 2012 the giving campaign raised 52 million dollars in 2014.
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GiveCamp Boosts Nonprofit's Tech
Nonprofits in Grand Rapids Michigan benefit from a tech givecamp, reports MI Biz. The camp pairs nonprofits with a tech company. During the camp the tech company helps the nonprofit solve a tech based problem for free.
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Salsa Labs and DonorPro Confirm Merger
According to the Nonprofit Times, Salsa Labs and DonorPro have finalized a merger. The two companies will now be known as Salsa Labs and offer both advocacy products and constituent relationship management software.
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Treating Nonprofit Like a Tech Startup
Nonprofit crowdfunding site Watsi, which lets donors give small amounts to fund medical treatments for individuals, uses a business model more similar to a tech startup then a nonprofit, reports Entrepreneur. Watsi executives believe this model, asking for a set amount of funding for a specific goal, is more efficient than the nonprofit model of constant fundraising.
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Nonprofits Still Not Using Social Media Right
A new study that examined 161 nonprofits and found that they weren’t using social media to its full advantage, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Nonprofits are still treating social media like a static billboard, instead of dynamic medium.
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#GivingTuesday Is a Giving Phenomena
According to LoHud, #GivingTuesday has become a phenomena in the nonprofit world. In 2014, almost $46 million dollars was raised for various charities.
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New National Day of Giving
Razoo has launched a new national day of giving, reports Task and Purpose. #DayfortheBrave, which will be held on November 11th, is a national giving day to support veterans.
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Tech Industry Gives Back to Community
- Wednesday, 28 October 2015
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Increasingly tech billionaires are giving back, in large amounts, to the community, reports USA Today. Notably, the recent announcement by Jack Dorsey, founder of Square, to donate a portion of his IPO to under-served communities and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he is launching a private school for underprivileged children.
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Facebook Founder Builds School
- Wednesday, 28 October 2015
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According to the Mercury News, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announced they are building a private school in East Palo Alto that will focus on disadvantaged children. In addition to education services the school will connect parents and children to a variety of health services. The school will serve 700 students and be free to those that attend.
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