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Ditching the coinage; digitising your wallet – the future of charitable giving
Remember being a kid? When 50p seemed like a fortune, penny sweets were all the rage and a Freddo used to cost 5p. As we grew we gained more money and more coins, until our wallets filled with an assortment of metal coins jingling and jangling about.
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Five ways smartwatches can do social good
With today’s Apple Watch event, two record breaking kickstarters by the Pebble Smartwatch, and a host of Android options, smartwatches look set to hit the mainstream this year.
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Are donations in our DNA?
Something strange is going on. Millions of people are filling a test tube full of spit and posting it to California. That’s because bio-science companies there are making them a staggering promise: send us your cells, and we’ll tell you who you are.
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Web design for ‘young people’
The user journey is key to the creation of any good website. Whether it’s design, content, usability – the users should be at the heart of it, otherwise you are failing before you have even begun.
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How Crowdsourcing is changing the world
When working together, humans can create magnificent things. The power of people is far greater than that of the individual and can make dreams reality and the impossible achievable. The internet itself is a triumph of human achievement, which has already become so ingrained in our culture that we take it for granted.
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How video games are being used for social good
Though often maligned, video games have become the new cultural zeitgeist. Once marginalised to only those with technical know-how, and seen to only be indulged in by young men, video games have now become a fun pastime for all.
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When music and charity collide
Music is everywhere, if it’s not on the radio at home then it’s playing in the shops and if it’s not in the shops, it’s on the television - even in the background of our favourite soap operas! There is no escaping it!
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How charities are campaigning using augmented reality
Websites, blogs, email newsletters and social media have long been standard tools in the campaigner’s toolkit, but there’s a new kid on the block - augmented reality.
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