The Chicago Maroon — Microsoft Partners with University Program for South Side Nonprofits

The Chicago Maroon — Microsoft Partners with University Program for South Side Nonprofits: "Microsoft Corporation will provide technical help to South-Side non-profits in a recently announced partnership with the University of Chicago’s Community Programs Accelerator. The accelerator, which offers a variety of resources to nonprofit organizations that work towards improving neighborhoods on the Mid-South Side, has also chosen six new South Side nonprofit organizations to join its program this year."



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The Community Foundation announced Jan. 28 that the Amazing Raise

HERALD-PROGRESS, Ashland VA, Hanover,Mechanicsville, Montpelier, Beaverdam, Kings Dominion,Tomato Festival,Train,Patriots, Atlee, Randolph Macon,Newspaper,Breaking News in VA: "The Community Foundation announced Jan. 28 that the Amazing Raise—a 36-hour online giving event—will not continue this year, ending its five-year run that has seen more than $7 million unrestricted funds generated since 2011.

Following the announcement The Community Foundation spokesperson Kim Russell said that the decision to end the event came as a result of independent online fundraisers, such as Kickstarter, rising to prominence in the past few years.

“Five years ago not as many nonprofits had an online giving portal on their website, more do now. We were just kind of looking at where the event had gone and where it could go,” she said."



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Facebook Turns 12 Today, And Here's How It's Celebrating | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Facebook Turns 12 Today, And Here's How It's Celebrating | Fast Company | Business + Innovation: "t’s a bit crazy when you think about it, but Facebook is 12 years old today. On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched his fledgling social media site at Harvard. And the rest, as they say, is history. Twelve years on, Facebook has become the largest social media company ever. It influences myriad aspects of our lives and recently passed a billion active users each day."



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CRUK rolls out contactless collections in latest fundraising campaign

CRUK rolls out contactless collections in latest fundraising campaign: "Cancer Research UK is launching contactless collections across the UK tomorrow as part of its World Cancer Day fundraising campaign.

Contactless collections will take place in 16 locations across London, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Leeds. Supporters will have the opportunity to donate £2 by simply tapping their contactless card on a specially designed reader, operated by CRUK’s fundraising volunteers.

Announcing the initiative, CRUK said it will be the first charity to trial contactless donation technology on this scale. "



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The Tale of Narcissus: Avoiding Vanity Metrics for Content Analytics | MediaShift

The Tale of Narcissus: Avoiding Vanity Metrics for Content Analytics | MediaShift:



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