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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Prior to joining CharityWorks he had a successful 20 year career as a Awarded High School Administrator and College Counselor. He has received an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Goldpan Award for his volunteer work and was recognized as an Alaskan “Top 40 Under 40” honoree in 2017 by the Alaska Journal of Commerce.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (Again)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As part of the large national award we received from the Department of Education, we are spending a lot more time in Washington. I had the chance to meet with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa last month, and tell him about Bookshare.org for ten minutes.

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Scientists are building an AI-powered robot to take apart your phone

The Verge

In parallel, researchers at the University of Buffalo and Iowa State University will identify higher-value components, like circuit boards, cameras, and magnets, that can be removed from dead phones using the same robots and find or develop hardware to do the actual smartphone surgery.

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Ameelio’s free video calling service for inmates goes live at first facilities

TechCrunch

With 9 facilities in Iowa up and running and talks progressing with dozens more ahead of a planned 2022 launch, the company may soon usher in a fundamental change in how incarcerated people access communication and education.

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Guest Post by Allison Fine: The Unthinkable Power of Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let’s flip it over to a more positive place; after all, a black man is president and gay people can get married in Iowa! Fine Blog at [link] by Allison Fine: Allison is an award-winning author and activist. But, too often, we think of the unthinkable in only tragic terms; as people or industries dying.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

Have Fun - Do Good

Loyal to the Sky received a Nautilus Book Award for world changing books. I think I can speak to that right now, because I'm speaking to you from Iowa City. I moved here a couple of weeks ago, and I'm in a program at the Iowa Writer's Workshop in fiction, which is not where I saw myself ending up.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

There's a study done in Iowa. In addition to the funding support that we got through the award of winning third place -- which is awesome, the $10,000, that's going towards the new website design as we speak -- but also, we got some incredible contacts in the funding community.