Author Archives: David Neff

A Hundred Million Dollar Day

I’m a bit of a payment nerd. From Square to Bitcoin to paying using snapchat, I’m interested in the way businesses let you pay for services. According to Square they did 100m dollars worth of payments in one day. This is small number compared to the big folks in the industry of payments, but nothing to dismiss. Here’s their clever ...

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It’s a #GivingTuesday roundup!

I’m encouraged to see #GivingTuesday really taking off, not just in the US, but in the UK as well this year. It was also exciting to see #GivingTuesday locations trending across the map. And some big names getting into the action. Including my own CEO, Bob Moritz with this tweet below: PwC Gives to Change Lives. How do you give? ...

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Closing Down HelpAttack! : The True Story

A special guest post from friend of the Blog  and my co-founder at HelpAttack!, Ehren Foss.  From an original post written in 2012. HelpAttack! was a social benefit start-up founded in Austin, TX with the goal of linking fundraising to people’s everyday social media activity. I was one of the co-founders and served as our COO. I ran the business ...

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Lights. Camera. Help. is hiring!

The nonprofit that I founded is looking for a part-time Executive Director. Could it be you? Please help us spread the word near and far about this new position. The Austin-based nonprofit organization, Lights. Camera. Help. is seeking a part-time executive director to lead our next Reel Change Film Frenzy.  This 4-5 month, contract position will require approximately 10-hours per/week ...

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