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Curated Giving Takes Guess Work Out of Donating

Monday, 16 December 2013
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A new curated giving site, Omakase, hopes to increase giving from the tech sector, reports Tech Crunch. The site geared towards tech professionals takes the guess work out of charitible giving. It pre selects several charities to support each quarter, users simply select an amount to give each month and Omakase does the rest. Read more...
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Giving Tree Goes Virtual

Monday, 16 December 2013
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According to the Triangle Business Journal, a North Carolina start-up is bringing the Angel Tree online. The CommuniGift site replaces a traditional giving tree with an online platform that lets users find needy families and fulfill their wish lists with a click of the mouse.  Read more...
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Bringing Broadband to Schools

Monday, 16 December 2013
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A new non-profit, EducationSuperHighway, is a partnership between Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, reports Slash Gear. The non-profit is using $9 million dollars in initial funding to bring broadband to schools. Read more...
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Giving Tuesday Works

Monday, 16 December 2013
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2013’s Giving Tuesday was a huge success, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Online donations processed by both Network for Good and Blackbaud totaled nearly $20 million dollars. Read more...
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Website Helps Donors Meet Charities

Friday, 06 December 2013
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According to ABC13, the GivingLibrary website helps potential donors “meet” non-profits. The website offers users hundreds of video “interviews” with non-profits. The videos help potential donors determine which charity them would like to help. Read more...
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Google's Modern Tele-a-thon

Friday, 06 December 2013
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Google is putting a modern spin on the telethon, reports TechCrunch. On #GivingTuesday, Google will use its hang-outs to host a “Hang-out-a-thon” which will connect those who want to give with organizations who need help. Read more...
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Cognizant Makes Donation to STEM

Friday, 06 December 2013
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Cognizant, an information technology company, is donating $150,000 to Texas A & M university, reports The Sacramento Bee. The university will use the donation for its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) BioForce outreach program. Read more...
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YouTube Co-Founder Makes Donation

Monday, 02 December 2013
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The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) has received a $1million dollar donation, reports the Daily Herald. The donation is from YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, who is also a graduate of the IMSA. Read more...
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Facebook Helps Red Cross Appeal

Monday, 02 December 2013
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For the first time Facebook actively promoted a fundraising appeal, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The appeal appeared on the top of user’s feed, by clicking the link a donation would be made to the Red Cross to help the survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Read more...
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#GivingTuesday Goes Global

Monday, 02 December 2013
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According to the Huffington Post, #GivingTuesday is expanding to include Mexico. For the first time, Mexico will participate in #GivingTuesday, which will be known as #DonaConConfianza in Mexico. Read more...
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