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Girls Who Code Teams with Barbie

Monday, 02 July 2018
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Mattel and nonprofit Black Girls Code teamed up to create an African American Barbie who is tech savvy, reports KPik5. They hope the toys will encourage girls to enter STEM. Read more...

Classy Sets New Release Date

Monday, 25 June 2018
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Classy, fundraising software provider, announced that they will release an updated version of its Classy Fundraising Suite, reports PR Newswire. Read more...

Social Media Fundraiser Goes Viral

Monday, 25 June 2018
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A picture posted on Facebook, once again shows the power of social media fundraisers, reports Newsday. The photo of an immigrant child raised well over the $1,500 goal for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). Read more...

Getting the Most out of Nonprofit IT

Monday, 25 June 2018
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According to BizTech Magazine, a majority of small nonprofits don’t have a dedicated IT professional, reports BizTech Magazine. Organizations should ask those staff members that handle their IT theses five questions. Read more...

Blockchain Helps Map the Moon

Monday, 18 June 2018
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For all Moonkind, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve the moon landing sites, reports Geek.com. They are using blockchain technology to map all the heritage sites. Read more...

Artificial Intelligence Poised to Help Nonprofits

Monday, 18 June 2018
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According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, “mission-driven artificial intelligence” is set to help nonprofits meet their mission statements. For example, Crisis Text Line used artificial intelligence to analyze 65 million text messages to determine what words were most statistically associated with a high risk of suicide. Read more...

New Nonprofit Tools from Salesforce

Monday, 18 June 2018
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Salesforce has a new tool for nonprofits, reports the Nonprofit Times. The newly unveiled Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud includes more tools for nonprofits including fundraising, programs-management, and constituent-engagement capabilities. Read more...

Nonprofits Need to Use Data Collected

Monday, 11 June 2018
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According to BizTech Magazine, nonprofits collect a lot of data, but they aren’t very good at analyzing and using the information from that data. Of the 460 nonprofit surveyed on 5 percent are using the data they collect to drive their decision making. Read more...

Nonprofits Should Focus on Millennials

Monday, 11 June 2018
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Nonprofits should harness the power of the Millennials, reports Forbes. This generation is savvy about using technology to create a better world. For example, their use of crowdfunding to tap into their social networks to raise money for their favorite causes. Read more...

Microsoft Helps Nonprofits Get Tech

Monday, 11 June 2018
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According to CIO, nonprofits should increase their focus on technology. It can be hard for nonprofits to justify the expense of new technology so Microsoft has started a new program called Technology for Social Impact, to help nonprofits get the latest technology at affordable prices. Read more...

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