Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation Uses Innovative Tech Solution to Turn Spare Change into Meaningful Change
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Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation
Diana Long / Chair, Board of Trustees
trustees@slgef.org
Coin Up
Leena Patidar / CEO
Coin Up
leena@coinupapp.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sigma Lambda Gamma Uses Innovative Tech Solution to Turn Spare Change into Meaningful Change
Iowa City, IA - July 15, 2020 - Charities have raised millions of dollars collecting spare change. Now, Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the empowerment of women by providing it’s Sisters with chapter grants and scholarships, is bringing that fundraising model into the 21st century.
Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation announces their partnership with Coin Up, a revolutionary mobile donation app that rounds up donor credit/debit card transactions to the nearest dollar, and donates the “spare change” directly to Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation each month.
As people do more and more with their smartphones - from bank deposits to airline tickets, the Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation is convinced the time has come to offer an easier and more convenient way to give that fits seamlessly into their donors’ lifestyles.
Blackbaud’s 2016 Philanthropy Report predicts that mobile tech will transform funding and change the world. Considering the fact that U.S. mobile payments will reach $90 billion in 2017, 84% of millennials donate, and 14% of donations are now made on a mobile device, the Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation has been focused on effectively bridging the gap to reach their mobile app users. Coin Up has combined security, trust, and user control into the hands of donors by ensuring donations are sent directly to the nonprofit and providing annual tax donation receipts.
The Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation is inviting current and new donors to download Coin Up App from the App Store http://apple.co/2cDiGmR and select the Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation as their charity to start making incremental monthly donations. Android users or those without smartphones may also sign up with the Web App https://www.coinupapp.com
About SLG Education Foundation: – The Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation serves as the philanthropic entity for Sigma Lambda Gamma. Our mission, vision, and activity serve to support the purpose and principles of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority. The Foundation supports the empowerment of women by providing our Sisters with chapter grants and scholarships. We believe if we educate a woman, we educate a generation. The Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation mobilizes the giving power of our Sisters to change the world. For more information www.slgef.org
About Coin Up: Coin Up is an innovative mobile donation app that integrates the act of charitable giving into everyday transactions such as buying groceries, filling up the gas tank, or going out to eat. Donors select a charity, register their debit/credit card to virtually round up their transactions, and automatically donate the “spare change” to a cause they are passionate about. Several features that set Coin Up apart from other mobile and online donation platforms include; pre-qualified nonprofits, choice of charity, personal donation limits, monthly snapshots of donor impact, and annual tax donation receipts. For more information about Coin Up visit https://www.coinupapp.com
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