Link Roundup 12/15

WATSONVILLE, California -A weeklong hackathon at UC Santa Cruz over the summer produced a mobile app that helps students navigate through college applications. Six months and dozens of downloads later, a group of Watsonville High School students is being nationally recognized for its work.

Does your non-profit organize fundraising on social media? Chances are that the answer to that question is yes. Here are some facts from top reports on the state of fundraising that you should consider: 1: Multi-channel Marketing Is Better Email and in-person fundraising are the stalwarts for non-profits, but Blackbaud's study on the 2012 State of the Nonprofit Industry finds that branching out onto multiple channels is better for an organization.

Now in its 10th year, Design for Extreme Affordability, taught by a multidisciplinary team of Stanford faculty that includes Jim Patell, Dave Beach, Stuart Coulson and Julian Gorodsky, has developed a global reputation for game-changing solutions to problems in the developing world.

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Social Enterprise UK, a huge supporter of social enterprises and best known for leading a campaign against Salesforce and increasing the visibility of social enterprises among the public, made an announcement declaring Cornwall as the "first rural Social Enterprise Zone" in the UK.

The dynamics of technology are changing rapidly in emerging markets, but leaders don't necessarily agree on all the details. To a great extent, technology drives economic development. Few would dispute that statement, but it's hard to predict-or sometimes even imagine-the magnitude of that impact.

By Aziz Shallwani & Amit Jain It's no secret that companies and nonprofits are struggling to ...

Tim Jahnigen, who has brought the beautiful game to disadvantaged communities across the globe th...

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