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New Online Tool Helps in Fight Against Illegal Logging
According to Bloomberg Business week, the environmental non-profit World Resources Institute in Washington has partnered with Google Earth to create a new online tool. Global Forest Watch provides real time information about forest cover.
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Boston Investors Group Raises Funds for Nonprofits
According to the Boston Globe, She Gives, a Boston based non profit funding group comprised of women from the technology and business sectors, has raised $235.000 for local nonprofits in the past 5 months.
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Sacramento Nonprofit Receives Grant for Technology
According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Social Interest Solutions, developer of the One-e-App, has received grants totaling $600,000. The organization will use the grants to supports its mission of using technology to connect low income people to health and human services.
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Software Company Teams with Non-profit to Help Close Gender Gap
A San Francisco startup is hoping to narrow the tech gender gap, reports IT Business Edge. Entelo is teaming up with Boston based CodeEd, a non-profit that provides computer science and programming classes for underprivileged girls. Under the new partnership everytime someone uses the Entelo platform the company will make a donation to CodeEd.
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Camp Matches Programmers with Non-profits
GiveCamp Lansing is taking applications until March 21, reports the Lansing State Journal. During the GiveCamp designers and programmers will work with non-profits to create custom software for the non-profit.
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Creating an Engaging Youtube Channel
According to Non-profit Tech for Good, it is possible to have an lively, useful Youtube channel even if your non-profit doesn’t have a lot of videos. This is accomplished by curating videos that support your mission and program.
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Facebook Founder Most Generous of 2013
According to Boston.com, Facebook found Mark Zuckerberg is the most generous American philanthropist for 2013. His donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at $970,000 million, dollars was the largest donation for 2013.
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Non-profit Software Company Uses Crowdfunding
Gemican, a Minneapolis startup that creates custom software for non-profits, is turning to crowdfunding to raise additional funds, reports Twin Cities Business. The company hopes to raise $75,000 via crowdfunding before seeking more traditional funding.
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Young Donors Prefer Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding, giving small amounts to a single project or venture, is proving popular with younger donors, reports The New York Times. Now many large non-profits are concerned that crowdfunding prevent young donor from giving to them.
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Tech-entrepreneurial Contest Gets Grant
According to Silicon Beat, Iridescent, a non-profit organization that focuses on science, technology and math (STEM) education, has received a grant from Google. Iridescent will use the $435,000 grant for its Technovation contest. The contest is a three month long tech-entrepreneurial contest for young girls.
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