A Genius Act Of Kindness: NYC Startup Provides Wifi And Charging Stations For Those In Need

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With over 8 million people without power throughout the east coast and New York City dark below 40th st. people are getting antsy for some electricity...especially for their phones.

That is where clever New York startup Moxy comes in. The company provides cell phone charging stations that also distribute wi-fi. As the storm settled, but the power not so much, the company got an interesting offer from Chase. Come provide your stations in one of our branches on the border with the powerless.

The move is a great act of kindness and terrific marketing. We stumbled across them as we wandered the dark city yesterday. Speaking with the people using the service and the people providing the service gave an interesting insight into life during Sandy and its aftermath.

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70 Excellent Church, Ministry, Worship, and Outreach Website Designs

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Modern age designers love to experiment with things and observe how people interact with their work. You might need to possess a wide range of skills and abilities to achieve the goal you may have set. However, When it comes to designing church websites you need to take care many things which includes simplicity, readability, presentation and accessibility because they need to target their marketing audience effectively with their website designs.

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The impact of online giving [infographic]

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In an age where you are able to give with only a few clicks of a button, it was bound to happen that charities would take notice. Here are some of the statistics that show the growth of the online giving industry.

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How to Choose a Charity

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One of my financial goals is to build charity into my annual budget. Last year, as of mid-December, I had not given a penny to the less fortunate—not even a coin dropped into one of those convenience store Lucite boxes adorned with a picture of a child.

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Bill Gates Donates $750 Million to Global Fund

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The donation was made as a promissory note intended to tide the fund over regular cash shortages.

Mr. Gates, who made the announcement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said tough economic times were “no excuse for cutting aid to the world’s poorest,” and called the fund one of the “most effective” entities to which the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donates.

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25 Glorious Charity and Non-Profit Web Designs

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Some say money can’t buy you happiness, but there is a loophole. What if you spend money to help somebody? In you return you would be doing a good deed, and if you do believe in karma, you will sleep better at night. Knowing that you helped another soul for the better is probably on of the best feelings in the world. Recently I’ve watched many TED videos about happiness.

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40 Effectively Designed Non-Profit and Charity Web Sites

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A charity or cause may not need the sleek sales pages of a business on the web, but a poorly designed one could still mean the difference between helping people or failing to do so. Therefore, a non profit website design should be appealing enough to invite the organization’s targeted donors and volunteers.

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Why Designers Should Do Volunteer Projects

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As designers, it isn’t often that we get to do something good for the community with our talents. Taking on one charity project a year doesn’t have to eat up a lot of time and it can benefit you in many ways, aside from that warm and fuzzy feeling you get from helping others. Even if you are a Grinch who doesn’t want to help anyone, I’m still going to convince you to work for free because not only does it help the less fortunate, there are a ton of benefits for you as well.

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40 Effectively Designed Non-Profit and Charity Web Sites

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New York City Coalition Against Hunger website is an outstanding example of acquiring lots of information into a tiny space, while at the same time keeping the whole thing cluttered-free as well as user-friendly.

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Here's Where Thousands Of Old First-Gen iPads Are Ending Up

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Every single member of AmeriCorp's Teach For America -- more than 9,000 strong in 38 states -- has received a first-generation iPad, reports CNN.
Apple started collecting old iPads from customers buying iPad 2s, inviting them to donate their old devices to teachers in low-income areas.
The iPads were refurbished and distributed to the Teach For America staff over the past two weekends.

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Apple donates over 9,000 free iPads to Teach for America

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Apple hands out refurbished iPad 1 units to the thousands of members teaching for Teach for America.

Though Apple has had more money than the U.S. government, and even beat out Exxon Mobil as most valuable in the world, the company is known for sitting Smaug-like on its horde of profits. However, during the past few weeks, Apple has steadily been implementing a charitable program which began last year—over 9,000 (not a meme) free iPad 1 units have been shipped to Teach for America corps in 38 states.

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38 Brilliant Non-Profit Websites

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For non-profit organizations it is difficult to develop a powerful and effective website because many are on a limited budget. In this post we have put together some beautifully developed non-profit websites for inspiration.

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