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Connecting Tech Professionals and Nonprofits
A new company HashtagCharity wants to connect nonprofits with tech professionals, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Nonprofits can use HashtagCharity to find tech professionals who want to donate their time and talent.
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Apple Ups Giving
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple has increased its corporate giving. Just recently, Apple gave a $40 million dollar gift to to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Social App of the Year Announced
Facebook has announced the winner of its Social App of the year contest, reports Nonprofit Quarterly. The winner, Rice Bowls, a South Carolina nonprofit that raises money to feed children in orphanages was announced at Facebook’s Developer Conference.
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Using Data Science to Solve Social Problems
Nonprofit uses data to help governments and other nonprofits solve social problems, reports Forbes. Bayes Impact, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, focuses on using data science to to make a social impact.
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Apple's Cook Wants to Give it All Away
According to the Guardian, Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to leave all his money to charity. Cook plans to distribute his $800 million dollar fortune to a variety of causes before he dies, although he has not specified which charities he plans on donating too.
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Gamers Raise Money for Charity
The Western Kentucky Gamers Guild held a game-a-thon, reports Bowling Green Daily. The Super Smash Brothers WKU gamers event raised money for a local equine charity.
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Site Wants to Make Giving More Transparent
121Giving, an Austin based startup, has launched its new charitable platform, reports WKRG. The online service makes the giving process more transparent. Nonprofits can use 121Giving to run a crowdfunding campaign for specific products. Then those who donate to that campaign can use the site to track the campaign’s progress and success.
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Nonprofits Have New Domain Available
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, dot-org is no longer the only nonprofit extension available on the internet. As of Tuesday, nonprofits can register for thenew dot-ngo and dot-ong domains.
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Washington State Wants to Improve Computer Science Education
Tech leaders and nonprofits focusing on tech issues came together to urge Washington state lawmakers to pass a new bill that would establish new computer science requirements in education, reports GeekWire. Representatives from Code.org, Microsoft, Amazon and Washington STEM want the bill,which would establish a grant program with a private match requirement to fund the increased computer science requirements, to pass.
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Selfies for Charity
According to Digital Signage Today, Creative Chatter Communications and Lamar Advertising Company have teamed up for charity. The new campaign, running in several major cities, lets people get their selfies on a billboard for a donation of $25.
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