Recycle, donate, sell, return: What to do with your old tech gadgets.

by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks

I’m excited to kick off the year by finding some easy, effective ways to recycle or donate those old tech gadgets that we all have lying around. Not just for you, but for me too! I know not to chuck my trusty old iPhone into the trash after upgrading to a newer...

The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief

by Liz Gumbinner | Fitness + Health, Causes and Giving Back, Social Media

This week, a wonderfully human, poignant video from husband-wife team Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody went viral. Perhaps you’ve seen it? They used the platform to  respond to a Princess Bride fan named Amanda Webb (@Alaska_Webb), a young woman who had recently...

The new Apple Watch Pride edition bands are out and they’re gorgeous!

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories, Gear + Hardware

Welcome to May, the month in which top brands lets everyone in the press in on all their new products supporting and celebrating June’s Pride Month. Some of these products…well, it feels like pandering TBH, but in the case of Apple, they’ve been a...

A socially-conscious, updated Oregon Trail game for 2021. Yes, please.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

I’m part of the micro-generation Xennials, for whom there was no better reward in middle school computer class for finishing your typing drills and DOS coding worksheets early than getting to play a game of Oregon Trail. It’s one of the classic 80s video...

Facebook Fundraisers: Ask for donations to your cause, right in your News Feed

by Kate Etue | Social Media

There’s a new option in the online fundraising world that’s going to make giving so convenient because it’s right in your Facebook feed. Yes, it’s true! Facebook has added the capability for any user to start a personal fundraiser on Facebook...

Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)

by Lexi Petronis | Best Apps

Do you remember The Mother of All Celebrity Selfies? You know, the one Ellen DeGeneres took at the 2014 Academy Awards surrounded by A-list nominees? Well, Richie Sambora remembers it too, especially that the photo ran all over social media for free (reports say it...

Golden’s volunteer app: Our cool free app of the week.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

So many families are looking for ways to give back over the holidays — and so many charities and schools are looking for helpers — which is why we love resources like Golden’s volunteer app (iOS and Android). Golden lets you scroll through volunteer...

Explaining #selma50 to kids with Congressman John Lewis’s own Twitter feed

by Liz Gumbinner | Causes and Giving Back

It was really amazing yesterday to see how the 50th anniversary of the 50-mile civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery was honored through social media. What struck me most of all was the Twitter feed of Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who was there that day, as...

We feel very Smiling Face With Heart-Shaped Eyes about Apple’s new diverse emoji

by Julie | Social Media

We’ve heard that developers are beta testing the latest versions of iOS and OS X, with a WiFi bug fix and blah blah blah blah. Let’s be honest, we know that what most people really care about right now: emoji. More specifically, racially diverse...

Last-minute donations made easy with tech

by Kristen Chase | Causes and Giving Back, Tips and Tricks

If you’re like us, you’re on a tech organization rampage right now, like backing up data, organizing digital photos, and getting rid of those cord tangles once and for all. Or at least until February. But before you close the curtain on 2013, might we...