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DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021

DipJar

Here are just a few notable campaigns from 2021: FOAR from Home – Four veterans, an ocean-going rowboat called Courageous, and a mission to fight PTSD and veteran suicide. In total, Make-A-Wish Iowa has raised $125,000 using its five DipJars.

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How gender-affirming healthcare startups are navigating legal miasma

TechCrunch

The Human Rights Campaign told TechCrunch that legislators in state houses have introduced 344 anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session, with more than 140 specifically targeting the trans community. Many apps, if not all, that service the trans community are hyperexposed, under fire and seemingly undeterred. ” Aydian Dowling, founder, Trace. .

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Boosting Campaigns' Impact on Members of Congress

Care2

One very revealing panel included Eric Jones, the top technology person for Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who provided tips and advice about ways that online organizers might boost their campaigns' impact on members of Congress and their staffers.

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Your city doesn’t have a startup community? Start one!

The Next Web

After all, a great startup community can grow anywhere — from the buzzing streets of New York City to sleepy rural Iowa. The Biggest Little City campaign turned startup success stories into a stronger community where new businesses can flourish. “I I will say that organic growth is the most sustainable,” Nate says. “A

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Apple is reportedly relying on states to pay for digital ID rollouts

The Verge

It reports that Apple gets “sole discretion” over a number of aspects of the program, including its device compatibility, the service’s launch date, states’ marketing campaigns, as well as how states report on the initiative's performance. Apple gets “sole discretion” over a number of aspects of the program.

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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Deepa Kunapuli

NTEN

Previously, she ran online programs for the New Organizing Institute, trained thousands of progressive organizers in digital best practices, and ran online constituency outreach for the 2012 Obama campaign. She''s a proud graduate of the University of Iowa and spends her free time at dance class.

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Fundraising Success Story: Couple Raises Money to Adopt a Child with Teespring

Tech Soup

Teespring is excited to announce a successful adoption campaign! Shelley is a news reporter for KWWL in eastern Iowa and maintains the blog This Family’s Journey where she chronicles stories from her and her husband Chris’ marriage. This post was authored by Sean Pennino, a jack of all trades at Teespring.

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