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New App Wants to Make Donating in App Easy
According to City Lab, a new app called WeShelter, wants to make giving easier on Apple and Android devices. Currently, Apple rules state that you can’t make a donation in the App, you must go outside the app, which keeps many people from donating via an app. So, WeShelter works on the basis of an in app click will unlock a donation from a corporate sponsor. A donation is made, without leaving the app.
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Buffet's Auction Generates Million Dollar Bid
According to Chronicle of Philanthropy, Warren Buffet’s annual charity auction generated a winning bid of $2.3 million dollars. The winning bid went to a Chinese video game developer, the winner gets a steak dinner with Warren Buffet.
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Google Nonprofit Expands
Google has expanded its nonprofit program to Asia, reports TechCrunch. Google for Nonprofits is now open to nonprofits in India, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
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Nonprofit Helping Students Avoid Debt in College
Nonprofit, ScholarMatch, helps low-income and first generation students navigate the college application process, reports EdSurge. The program not only provides guidance for applicants it can also help students crowdfund their education so they aren’t left with a huge debt after college.
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Responsive Website Design
According to the Huffington Post, responsiveness is an important aspect of mobile friendly website design. That means your website will automatically size to fit your mobile viewers screen size.
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MobileCause Improves Payment Processing
MobileCause, provider of mobile fundraising solutions, has teamed up with CardConnect, a payment processing technology company, to improve how MobileCause processes donations.
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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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