charities + causes
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This emotional support hotline for gamers is delivering mental health support one text at a time.
Read Essay →: This emotional support hotline for gamers is delivering mental health support one text at a time.We know many so many families who love online gaming for its temporary escape into cool unique realms and the connection…
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Standing up to book bans, The Brooklyn Public Library is letting all teens access their online catalogue, free
Read Essay →: Standing up to book bans, The Brooklyn Public Library is letting all teens access their online catalogue, freeI’m among millions of parents all over the country concerned about widespread efforts to ban “controversial” books in our public…
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PepToc: The encouragement hotline taking the world by storm right now
Read Essay →: PepToc: The encouragement hotline taking the world by storm right nowWith all of the heavy news right now, sometimes we really need someone in our corner telling us “You can…
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The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief
Read Essay →: The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and griefThis week, a wonderfully human, poignant video from husband-wife team Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody went viral. Perhaps you’ve seen…
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The new Apple Watch Pride edition bands are out and they’re gorgeous!
Read Essay →: The new Apple Watch Pride edition bands are out and they’re gorgeous!Welcome to May, the month in which top brands lets everyone in the press in on all their new products…
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One visit to this website can change the entire school year for a U.S. kid in need
Read Essay →: One visit to this website can change the entire school year for a U.S. kid in needWhen we first discovered Daymaker, we fell instantly in love with the organization’s use of tech to easily allow good…
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This new luggage collection helps an awesome cause – girls in tech!
Read Essay →: This new luggage collection helps an awesome cause – girls in tech!We are loving what Karlie Kloss has done to support girls in technology, with her popular Kode with Klossy coding…
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Support an amazing cause with a new red iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. Time for an upgrade!
Read Essay →: Support an amazing cause with a new red iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. Time for an upgrade!We’ve been long time supporters of Project (RED), featuring lots of their awesome collaborations here on Cool Mom Tech (and…
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Make a foster kid’s holiday dreams come true with Daymaker
Read Essay →: Make a foster kid’s holiday dreams come true with DaymakerWe love finding wonderful ways that we can give back and help kids who need it most, especially during the…
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Why you should tell every restaurant you go to about this app that helps fight hunger.
Read Essay →: Why you should tell every restaurant you go to about this app that helps fight hunger.My family has been looking for some ways to fill these long summer days by giving back to our community.…
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Facebook Fundraisers: Ask for donations to your cause, right in your News Feed
Read Essay →: Facebook Fundraisers: Ask for donations to your cause, right in your News FeedThere’s a new option in the online fundraising world that’s going to make giving so convenient because it’s right in your Facebook…
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Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)
Read Essay →: Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)Do you remember The Mother of All Celebrity Selfies? You know, the one Ellen DeGeneres took at the 2014 Academy…
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We found 3 of the best political apps that make it easy to have your voice heard
Read Essay →: We found 3 of the best political apps that make it easy to have your voice heardIt’s amazing to see just how quickly some fantastic app developers have created political apps to help more people get…
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Share the Meal app: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Share the Meal app: Our cool free app of the weekAs my family is circulating our menu plans and meal prep responsibilities, I can’t help but think about families who…
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6 fantastic last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas you can create online right now. Hurry!
Read Essay →: 6 fantastic last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas you can create online right now. Hurry!Did June 19 sneak up on you this year? We hear you! If you’re looking for a cool, thoughtful last-minute Father’s…
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4 easy ways to support our troops this memorial day, thanks to tech
Read Essay →: 4 easy ways to support our troops this memorial day, thanks to techWith military wives, past and present, among our staff, some of us have experienced the outstanding and essential benefits of military…
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Tons of truly last-minute holiday gift ideas: tech to the rescue!
Read Essay →: Tons of truly last-minute holiday gift ideas: tech to the rescue!With only a few days until Christmas, we want to make it really easy for you to finish up your…
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How to use tech to help the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks
Read Essay →: How to use tech to help the victims of the Paris terrorist attacksAs we watched the events in Paris unfold on the news last night, we were shocked and horrified, and immediately wondering what…
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Accessible playgrounds for kids, on demand. Thanks, internet!
Read Essay →: Accessible playgrounds for kids, on demand. Thanks, internet!Leave it to NPR and Internet technology to create something as simple and wonderful as Playgrounds for Everyone, a community…
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Free song download from the Not-Its: Love is Love, our kids’ music pick of the week
Read Essay →: Free song download from the Not-Its: Love is Love, our kids’ music pick of the weekOur young children may not entirely understand why mom’s Facebook avatar is covered in rainbows or what all those happy tears…