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Last week, we had two campaigns finish successfully and one reach its tipping point:

• RiAus enjoyed an impressive finish for its campaign to launch the ASSETS program. In the last week, the campaign reached, and then far surpassed its tipping point, raising $3,747 that will go towards educating Aboriginal and Torres Strait youths. The ASSETS program is a science and technology program that helps build students’ technical and leadership skills.  The campaign funds will help cover the travel and accommodation costs for two Aboriginal students.  
• Grow Dat Youth Farm finished its campaign last week, raising $5,965 from 57 backers.  Funds raised for the Grow the Green Campaign will help Grow Dat Youth Farm hire teenagers to grow 10,000 pounds of produce for their New Orleans community.  This venture will help the community by providing meaningful work to teenagers and increase residents’ access to fresh foods. A portion of the produce is sold to the community through farmers markets and to restaurants and the remaining portion is given to residents in New Orleans that have low access to affordable, fresh, healthy foods. 
• The Desk enjoyed a really successful week, reaching its campaign tipping point of $4,000 and then subsequently raising an additional $951.  The Desk is a web application that will help teachers design more effective lesson plans by allowing teachers to collaborate and share ideas, tools, and best practices.  So far, the funds will allow the Four Teachers Project to build a limited-function prototype. Help Us Build the Desk has about a month left to reach its total funding goal, which will allow the Four Teachers Project to build a full-function prototype and incorporate as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 

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