Causes and Giving Back | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:25:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png Causes and Giving Back | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 How to download 3 free audio books this week in honor of Black History Month. https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:25:09 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47609 Black History Month lasts through the end of February, but you’ll need to act by Friday if you want to grab free downloads of three important audio books by Black authors. Offered as a gift from Cool Mom Tech-recommended audiobook company Libro.fm and Tantor Audio, these powerful and informative audio books for older teens, college […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/feed/ 0 How to get a nice discount on a Lyft ride to the polls this Election Day https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/lyft-election-day-discount-to-polls/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/lyft-election-day-discount-to-polls/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:40:24 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47394 Well what a nice alert to appear in my inbox: This Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and to assist voters, Lyft is offering 50% off rides when you preload the code VOTE22 and book a ride through the Lyft app. Alternately, just open the Lyft app, select the hamburger menu in the top left, tap […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/lyft-election-day-discount-to-polls/feed/ 0 Standing up to book bans, The Brooklyn Public Library is letting all teens access their online catalogue, free https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:26:27 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46818 I’m among millions of parents all over the country concerned about widespread efforts to ban “controversial” books in our public libraries. Especially when the lists include some of our favorite books, and plenty of them are not “controversial” by any stretch of the imagination, considering it’s 2022, not 1952. So all of us here are standing […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/feed/ 0 PepToc: The encouragement hotline taking the world by storm right now https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/peptoc-hotline-encouragement-from-kindergarteners/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/peptoc-hotline-encouragement-from-kindergarteners/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:00:13 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46706 With all of the heavy news right now, sometimes we really need someone in our corner telling us “You can do it! Keep trying! Don’t give up!”. This is the actual pep talk I got this morning from a chorus of joyful Kindergartners when I dialed the encouragement hotline PepToc. PepToc is a free hotline […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/peptoc-hotline-encouragement-from-kindergarteners/feed/ 0 Recycle, donate, sell, return: What to do with your old tech gadgets. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-recycle-donate-old-tech-gadgets/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-recycle-donate-old-tech-gadgets/#respond Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:53:35 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46417 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 model (let alone […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-recycle-donate-old-tech-gadgets/feed/ 0 The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief https://coolmomtech.com/2021/08/the-dinner-party-org/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/08/the-dinner-party-org/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:00:21 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45603 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 lost her father. She had found a deep connection with Mandy’s portrayal of Inigo […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/08/the-dinner-party-org/feed/ 0 Shop at Apple this week, and help the National Park Foundation https://coolmomtech.com/2020/08/shop-at-apple-this-week-and-help-the-national-park-foundation/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/08/shop-at-apple-this-week-and-help-the-national-park-foundation/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:00:23 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=42014 If you’re already planning on stocking up on your favorite Apple products for back to school like we are (new laptop for online school, anyone?), then this is the week to do it. Now through August 30, any purchase made using Apple Pay means you’ll be supporting the National Park Foundation, which is something we […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/08/shop-at-apple-this-week-and-help-the-national-park-foundation/feed/ 0 One visit to this website can change the entire school year for a U.S. kid in need https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/daymaker-sponsor-back-to-school-gear-kids-in-need/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/daymaker-sponsor-back-to-school-gear-kids-in-need/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:31:11 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38220 When we first discovered Daymaker, we fell instantly in love with the organization’s use of tech to easily allow good samaritans — as in, you and your kids — to anonymously fulfill the holiday gift wish lists of kids in need. Now they’re doing the same thing for back to school gear and supplies. And […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/daymaker-sponsor-back-to-school-gear-kids-in-need/feed/ 0 Make a foster kid’s holiday dreams come true with Daymaker https://coolmomtech.com/2017/11/daymaker-app-holiday-gifts-for-foster-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/11/daymaker-app-holiday-gifts-for-foster-kids/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:00:33 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com?p=35126&preview=true&preview_id=35126 We love finding wonderful ways that we can give back and help kids who need it most, especially during the holiday season, which is why we were happy to discover Daymaker. By connecting foster children with people like us via their gift-giving website, they’re ensuring that foster kids get gifts on their special days too. Daymaker […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/11/daymaker-app-holiday-gifts-for-foster-kids/feed/ 3 Why you should tell every restaurant you go to about this app that helps fight hunger. https://coolmomtech.com/2017/07/meal-connect-app/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/07/meal-connect-app/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:00:43 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com?p=33439&preview=true&preview_id=33439 My family has been looking for some ways to fill these long summer days by giving back to our community. We were shocked to find out that more than 20% of families are food insecure in the USA, which means you very likely know someone personally who’s struggling to get food on the table right […]

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