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		<title>Fundraising Robot or Nonprofit Panhandler?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who has ever tried to raise money knows that, the number one reason people give money is &#8220;because they are asked&#8221;. The problem most non-profits run into is not the lack of donors it is the lack of &#8220;askers&#8221;, there is a new tool being tested on Scotland streets that hopes to alleviate that issue. Let me introduce, DON-8r (pronounced “donator“) a small fundraising robot designed to move about public places powered by change donations. Think of it as a roomba that is coin operated. I found the original article on Super Punch there are additional photos and video posted as well of DON-8r in action. There are the obvious pros and cons to this type of device, the first thing I thought of was of course theft and if you watch the video you can see poor DON-8r is the victim of random street violence but in addition to that how much change do people actually carry? I can see this being used at other more private functions if the goal is to raise funds, but in that case I suggest getting that drink serving robot from Sharper Image I am sure it is much cheaper. This robot [...]]]></description>
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