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New Software Helps Charities Complete Registration
There is a new online service to help non-profits keep track of registration requirements for each state they do business in, reports Digital Journal. The SimpleCharityRegistration software helps non-profits track and complete registration for each state.
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Seattle Number 1 for Online Donations
A new study shows Seattle ranks number one for online donations, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The study found that in 2013 Seattle residents gave a total of 33.2 million dollars to charitable causes.
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Flipcause Offers Fundraising Tools for Non-profits
According to Crowdfund Insider, Flipcause has launched a new tool to help nonprofits fundraise. Flipcause’s cloud-based app plugs in to the non-profits existing website and provides them with a wide range of fundraising tools.
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Millennials Use Technology in Giving Decisions
The Council of Foundations believes that Millennials' instant access to information and their lack of lifelong relationships with institutions such as churches affects how they give, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Increasingly Millennials rely on their social network and technology to help them decide how to give.
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Using Social Media to Help Homeless
Increasingly, social media is helping connect homeless people to services, reports Non-profit Quarterly. A survey by the University of Southern California School of Social Work indicated that 62% of homeless teens have a cellphone and use social media sites such as Twitter to find services in their area.
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GE Wants to Close Technology Gender Gap
According to the Wall Street Journal, GE is hosting summer immersion program for girls at its software headquarters. The Girls Who Code program aims to close the gender gap in the technology sector. The participating girls will receive 250 hours of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) instruction.
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Study Details Social Media's Impact on Non-profits
According to the University of Buffalo, a new paper published in the current issue of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly shows that social media effectively levels the playing field for non-profits. The study determined that the use of technology can help even the smallest grassroots organization gain donations, raise its profile and get volunteers.
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Fundraising Not Just for Non-profits Anymore
The rise of crowdfunding is, in some ways, taking the word fundraising from the non-profit sectors, reports the NonProfit Times. Previously, fundraising meant strictly raising funds for a non-profit organization, but with the advent of crowdfunding the word can be applied to for profit organizations seeking funding through a crowdfunding platform.
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Online Security Company Wants to Protect Citizen Journalists
According to Tech Crunch, CloudFlare, an online security and CDN service, announced a new initiative to protect citizen journalists and artists. Working with 15 NGOs CloudFlare’s Project Galileo will identify and protect sites around the world that are under attack from those who oppose their viewpoints.
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Google Announces Bay Area Impact Challenge Winners
According to Tech Crunch, Google.org, the non-profit arm of Google, has announced the winners of its Bay Area Impact Challenge. From over 1,000 entrants Google selected 25 to receive free technical support and co-working space for a year. Those 25 were narrowed down to 10. After a round of online voting four finalists were announced. The finalists will get grants of $500,000 each.
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