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	Podcast:		Business Beat
	Episode:		Business Beat - Digital giving adds to nonprofit holiday donations
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:00
	Publish Date:		2015-12-16 16:45:00
	Description:		This piece was produced in conjunction with Missouri Business Alert , a digital newsroom that provides business news from across the state of Missouri. The Salvation Army’s time-honored red kettle bell fundraiser has captured hearts - and ears - of patrons walking into and out of local grocery and retail stores for years. As a family walks into HyVee , a woman slips change into two children’s hands; the children rush toward the sound of the bell and drop the money into the cherry red bucket. Ron Busroe, the Secretary for the Salvation Army’s Community Relations and Development, said the charitable organization has been ringing bells for 125 years. However, he said they’ve been aware of the new trends in way people shop and spend money. “People are not carrying cash,” Busroe said. “I don’t have change in my pockets anymore, and when I buy things, I most often use plastic. I don’t use cash.” Between more credit cards and fewer bills and coins as well as decreased foot traffic at retail
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