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New App Lets Users Walk Miles for Charity

Friday, 27 July 2012
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According to Reuters, SoFit Mobile, a new app for Apple and Android, combines fitness, social connections and charitable giving is going live at the 2012 London Olympics. The app encourages people to get fit. Charities can collaborate with SoFit to raise funds for every mile walked by users.
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Online Campaign Generates Huge Donations for Bus Monitor

Friday, 27 July 2012
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According to the Christian Science Monitor, the online fundraising site Idiegogo has collected over $700,000 in online donations for the school bus monitor from New York who was bullied by children on the bus.
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New Tool Helps Non-profits with Videos

Friday, 20 July 2012
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YouTube is now offering a way to protect identities of people appearing in videos, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. With the touch of a button, non-profits and activists can obscure the faces of people appearing in their videos.
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WikiLeaks Finds Way to Accept Donations

Friday, 20 July 2012
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According to Forbes, the Fund for the Defense of Net Neutrality will accept donations on behalf of WikiLeaks.
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Web Help For Non-Profits

Friday, 13 July 2012
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According to Digital Journal, GlowHost offers free web hosting to start up non-profits.
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Steve Wozniak and Giving

Friday, 13 July 2012
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy, prefers to put no restrictions on his donations to his favorite charities.
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YouTube Making Raising Funds Easier

Thursday, 05 July 2012
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Supporters of charities who post videos to YouTube can now link directly from YouTube to several online fundraising platforms including DonorsChoose.org, Change.org and Causes.com, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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PopCap Tournament for Autism

Thursday, 05 July 2012
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According to Yahoo Finance, PopCap Games will hold an online Zuma Blitz tournament to benefit Autism Speaks.
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Political Text Donations Not Ready Yet

Thursday, 05 July 2012
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Although, a platform to collect political donations via text was recently approved, it is still a number of hurdles to overcome before the system is full functional, reports Politico.
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Hacking for Good

Thursday, 05 July 2012
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Random Hacks of Kindness Weekend, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy, pairs volunteers with non-profits. The volunteers, who are all technology experts, help the non-profits build everything from websites to online election result systems.
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