The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

It will officially be known as the Climate Pledge Arena, a nod to the $2 billion initiative CEO Jeff Bezos announced last year, which sets goals for Amazon to become net carbon neutral by 2040. However, there’s the issue of Amazon’s oft-criticized excessive packaging to consider.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.”

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

Around 500 of those total complaints were filed specifically about the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge , the agency’s primary response to the pandemic. The other COVID-19 complaints involve questions about billing or network issues or broadband access generally,” Pai said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Major crypto gifts haven’t slowed down, with multi-million dollar pledges happening in December and January so far. The IRS has issued initial guidance in 2014 and updated their guidance in 2019. You can read more about this issue in a research report from CoinCenter and Dr. Koomey here. Most relevant for nonprofits is the IRS.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. They only con working with them in the past has been a lack of responsiveness on the customer support side, as well as issues with integration from previous platforms. . 2) Bloomerang :: bloomerang.co.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2022

Sequoia Capital India, one of the most prolific and successful investors in India and Southeast Asia, addressed the fraudulent practices allegations levelled against some of its portfolio startups and pledged to take proactive steps to do more to drive increased compliance. We will continue to have zero tolerance towards proven wrongdoing.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 9, 2022

Did you know that 84% of fundraising pledges are fulfilled and that the average mobile donation pledge for fundraising events is $167 ? These are only a few of the statistics that show how effective pledge fundraising can be for nonprofits. What is pledge fundraising? How can I use pledge fundraising in 2022?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Their goal is to make it to find the issues and organization you care about, follow the latest news and updates, support their work with your time, money and skills. By pledging an amount (say 25 cents) per Tweet for a defined amount of time (say 1 month) you can show your support for a cause you love.

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Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The commitment is an intentional public pledge to stand alongside Native communities. We listened, and we responded in 2012 with a commitment to place 40% of our grant dollars each year with Native-led groups, meaning that a majority of their staff and board members are Native Americans.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Tesla has issued voluntary recalls for nearly half a million vehicles to address potential failures in its trunk latching systems, as first reported by Barron’s. The Model S issue is more serious, potentially preventing the front trunk from fully latching. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since the Council on Foundations COVID-19 Pledge to loosen or eliminate grant restrictions was launched, nonprofits have reported more funders are streamlining or revising grant reporting requirements, reducing or eliminating funding restrictions, and streamlining application and proposal processes.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

We’re talking about pledge now, pay later fundraising. There are some truly exciting things coming down the pipeline for digital fundraising and a lot of them feature the Pledge Now, Pay Later model. What Is Pledge Now, Pay Later? What Are The Benefits Of Pledge Now, Pay Later? Let’s check it out.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2021

Samsung says memory demand and price increases were higher than previously forecast, though mobile memory sales were impacted by the same issues as seen by the smartphone division.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

Foodbanks, soup kitchens, and many other nonprofits that address the hunger issue are being hit by a triple whammy. That's why I'm taking the pledge to end hunger because if we all do a little bit - it can go a long way. To become a Champion, all you need to do is: Sign the Hunger Pledge. Encourage others to join you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

For example: Every November, men all over stop shaving and grow out their beards and mustaches for Movember to raise awareness of men’s issues. Participants’ friends and family can get in on the action, too, by pledging support for different lengths of time the participant will last!

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

In the wake of their deaths, individuals, communities, and organizations have shown solidarity with words, actions, and millions of dollars pledged to end anti-Asian discrimination, violence, and hate. Corporate pledges in response to anti-Asian hate in 2021. A few early pledges, however, suggest it is likely.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 9, 2025

If you have an issue where you have to dip into your operating reserves, make it a priority to refill that fund so you are prepared for the next unexpected bump in the road. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Recently we interviewed Abdul Dosunmu, campaign manager for the Donors of Color Network’s (DOCN) Climate Funders Justice Pledge , one of the intermediaries featured in the guide. Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Recent research helped shed some light on this issue and provided a clear path forward for nonprofit professionals. Gather pledges and send automated reminders to collect pledged donations. With this robust text fundraising platform, your nonprofit can: Create unique keywords for each mobile campaign.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . a major part of the?recent

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

TikTok says it will stop accessing users’ clipboard content on iOS devices, after a new privacy transparency feature in iOS 14 revealed the video sharing platform was continuing the practice it had pledged last year to discontinue, the Telegraph reported.

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The Verge

APRIL 7, 2021

LG has announced a pledge to issue future Android OS updates to many of its smartphones despite confirming earlier this week that it’ll be leaving the phone business altogether. LG variously describes this announcement as a “three-year pledge” and a “three-OS-update guarantee.”. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon has pledged to spend more than $2 billion over the next five years to build tens of thousands of affordable housing units in three of the e-commerce giant’s major employment hubs, underscoring the ongoing housing crises affecting parts of the US where large, high-paying tech employers reside. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. However, this delay is important, too, for pledges do not always equal final payments.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2021

He topped the list in 2020 by pledging $20 billion toward a climate change-focused fund named after himself but has, based on the most recent reports , distributed less than 4 percent of that amount. The amount puts her well ahead of the lifetime gifts doled out by the likes of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ($2.7 billion), according to Forbes.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

Electronic Arts is pledging to open the patents for some of its accessibility-related tech, including the much-celebrated Apex Legends ping system, the company announced today. EA says it won’t file infringement lawsuits against people or companies for using tech that falls under patents listed in the pledge.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Community groups : Very much like the dynamics at play in grassroots cause groups, community groups struggle with the same issues around administration and ownership. Educators : This is not a new issue for this group. If you haven’t already, please also sign the Change.org pledge here. And I see it working.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos issued a public pledge of support to the Black Lives Matter movement on Friday. The customer took issue with the banner, saying “it is quite disturbing to get on the AMAZON website and see ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER.’” Photo by Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In the meantime, dozens of tech CEOs have chosen to sign a common pledge. Among other things, companies that sign the pledge agree to cooperate when it comes to fighting toxic content, such as child sexual abuse material and terrorist content. This has been an ongoing issue between the French government and the U.S. government.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 9, 2010

Google appears to be only accepting e-mail customer queries, to which it pledges to reply in one to two days -- far too long, say most people who are complaining online. What if you have an issue getting access with it when you're on vacation and the only way you have to get online is the phone? via pcworld.com.

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The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

The past weeks have shown us that addressing racism is not merely an issue of words, but of actions taken to dismantle the actual structures that perpetuate it,” the letter, written by the employee group Googlers Against Racism, reads. So far, Google hasn’t said whether it plans to continue its work with law enforcement agencies.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

I signed the Ada Lovelace Day pledge on Pledgebank, will you? All you need to do is sign up to this pledge and then publish your blog post any time on Tuesday 24th March 2009. You can learn about Ada Lovelace Day, how it got started, and sign on to the pledge here. Ada Lovelace Day: March 24, 2009.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

After a year of listening and strategizing, in 2021, DOCN launched the Climate Funders Justice Pledge (CFJP), which calls on funders to set a bold benchmark of allocating 30% of climate funding to BIPOC-led organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Starting July 26th, Groupon Seattle’s G-Team allowed subscribers to join Jolkona and SIF in making an investment in women’s leadership by pledging support in increments of $10.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

The issue has been brought up at recent town hall meetings, and now employees — including Black workers who are part of Ford’s African Ancestry Network (FAAN) employee resource group — have circulated a letter asking the company to “cease development, production, and sale of all custom police vehicles and products.”.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

We must teach them the bigger picture of global issues and prepare them to use their future thought leadership and resources to participate in global change making. My daughter Ruby blossomed into a leader at her school following a trip to Zimbabwe, where she saw innovative solutions firsthand.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 8, 2013

Previously, I highlighted favorite features in Nonprofit Starter Pack , Click & Pledge , Causeview and Soapbox Engage now I’m going to talk about my favorite parts of Appextremes Conga Composer. This post is part 5 in a series of articles pointing out what’s cool about some of my favorite Salesforce apps for nonprofits.

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