{"id":4344,"date":"2015-06-09T04:43:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T04:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/pledgeling-allegiance-to-a-donation-app\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T20:10:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:10:40","slug":"pledgeling-allegiance-to-a-donation-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/pledgeling-allegiance-to-a-donation-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Pledgeling: Allegiance To A Donation App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us want to be charitable, whether it&#8217;s the loose change in our pockets or a more significant contribution to the cause of our choice. Matt Minnis and Lee Fentress realized there had to be a better way to make that happen. Pledgeling makes giving a donation easy while also protectinng your privacy and taxes in mind. That&#8217;s why we thought it a worthy cause to invite these two gentleman to the Heart of Business.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/209609731&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a great listen for anyone in the world of non profit, in the tech realm \u2026 or really anybody that likes giving. Matt and Lee are working hard for a great cause and we were thrilled to have them join us. Listen and enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us want to be charitable, whether it&#8217;s the loose change in our pockets or a more significant contribution to the cause of our choice. Matt Minnis and Lee Fentress realized there had to be a better way to make that happen. 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