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Boulder nonprofit “Sparkrelief” responded immediately with housing relief for Japanese earthquake victims.  Sparkrelief created Quakehousing.org where those displaced can find offers of housing posted by people with free rooms. A crisis of this magnitude can have far reaching emotional effects.  Providing easily accessible information through a simple interface reduces stress when searching for relief. Often, people who want to help feel ...

Google is announcing a new program for U.S. nonprofit organizations that will give them access to exclusive nonprofit products (such as up to $10,000 a month in advertising on Google AdWords to reach more donors, free or discounted Google Apps to cut IT costs and operate more efficiently, and premium features for YouTube and Google’s mapping technologies to raise awareness ...

The Project: SXSW is a massive event taking place in Austin, TX next week. The Interactive portion of the event will bring together tech, media and futurists together from around the world to discuss innovative around a variety of subjects. This year, health is going to be a focus (yay!). What better place to engage folks around donating their old ...

How far must you travel in times of emergency to a food pantry or soup kitchen? Do enough services exist for the most vulnerable among our older adults and children? How far is the nearest Health and Human Services Commission office? Where is the closest Women, Infants and Children clinic or farmers market? Can you access a community garden in ...