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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

BoardEffect was founded in 2007 by a team of web developers that served nonprofits and educational institutions. Most nonprofits didn’t have the tools or technology to fulfill their work efficiently. The idea for Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 around the concept of encouraging people to do good deeds.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Thursday, August 9th, 2012. ” With a two decade track record of 40 material exits and significant up-rounds between the two managing partners, Bogue and Ocko are uniquely qualified to help data storage, security and analytics tech. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Also on AOL Tech. Disrupt SF.

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Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link]. Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond) – [link]. Web Design Trends in 2012 – [link].

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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Trying to name a business in the philanthropy tech space was difficult. My wife and I co-founded our Web development and digital marketing agency atCommunications, LLC in 1999. In 2012 I was approached to work as a publicist for a writing team; however, I hadn’t given much thought to a business name. 13- Combining words.

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4 Essential Hires If You’re Starting a Business in 2020

Up and Running

You’re not going to be an incredible CFO/CEO/graphic designer/web developer. To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. What’s the problem with this approach?

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IGNITE! pitch event at Microsoft – September 4

David Teten

a pitch event featuring ten early stage tech startups, Tuesday night , September 4 at Microsoft’s midtown office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. Developers worldwide, and their work, are nowhere to be found or discovered. In Geeklist we provide the global developer community a place to get credit where credit is due.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions.