A Trivia Game that Pays Off Student Debt
“Play trivia, do good, win a million.” A California based company wants to raise 10 million dollars through crowdfunding to pay off some student loans and make three trivia masters millionaires in the process. Givling is a web based trivia game that
A Handwritten Tweet to Our Troops and Veterans
May is National Military Appreciation Week and snack maker Kind wants to send soldiers and veterans very special thank you notes. Using a robot with impressive penmanship from tech startup Bond, Kind will convert thank you tweets into handwritten notes and
30 tornadoes strike South
Salvation Army provides over 5,000 meals to survivors. The Salvation Army served throughout May in parts of Oklahoma and Texas after at least 30 tornadoes leveled buildings, scattered debris and caused many to be displaced “It’s a privilege and a blessing to
A new song book for today’s Salvation Army
2015 edition released on Founders’ Day, July 2 By Christina Tyson, Major - Almost 30 years after the last Salvation Army song book was published, a new “user-friendly” edition is being released in the Army’s 150th year. The Song Book of The
Ebola crisis team continues work in West Africa
When Ebola emerged in West Africa in early 2014, The Salvation Army worked to help prevent its spread, providing sanitizer and sterilizing chemicals; gloves, mouth guards and safety buckets; and protective wear medical professionals. Yet the international organization, which currently works
Joyful giving
An executive’s thoughts on the motives behind giving. At its core, Bolder Giving's mission is all about inspiration, to help people reimagine what is possible in giving, to inspire them to be more generous and more courageous. People come to us
Too Good to Waste
Last week, France passed a law banning the common practice among supermarkets of ruining unsold food by pouring bleach into their garbage bins filled with food so that it could not be eaten by anyone desperate enough to rummage through them. Arash Derambarsh,
Fighting for success
“I died and came back—overdosed actually,” Ian Butler said. “My vision was getting blurry and I was getting ready to go, getting ready to die so I said my last prayer and said, ‘If I make it through this I
Prisoner to programmer
The Last Mile teaches inmates coding and programming in prison so they can put it to use once they’re out. Inmates in San Quentin State Prison sit just a short trek from the tech giants that occupy Silicon Valley. Yet, inside
Cycling for a cause
Retired officer will raise awareness and funds for hunger causes. By Karen Gleason - Recently retired Salvation Army Major Martin Cooper, 66, will embark on a cross-country bicycle trip this month to raise awareness and funds for hunger causes in the U.S. “As
West begins upgrade to Office 365
New productivity tools figure to ease dependence on IBM Notes. The Western Territory launched a new initiative to implement Microsoft Office 365 across the territory. The project, approved by the Territorial Finance Council earlier this year, kicked off in the Intermountain Division
Just the ticket
Tix4Cause flips empty seats for charity cash. Another weekend, another game day. Though routine in Mary Nemetz’s household, she still hadn’t come to grips with sacrificing her favorite television program to watch grown men run around chasing a ball. On this day,