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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Museums Test New Ways to Captivate Patrons—With and Without Technology | Nonprofit Quarterly : 'via Blog this'

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

NPR Generation Listen — Get It First: NPR Listening Party Kit : "We’re excited to be launching on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1. Sign up to be the first to get the NPR Listening Party Kit: Giving Edition right here. We can’t wait to see how you #hostyourown. Just download the kit, gather your favorite people, and jump right into your #nprlisteningparty. And please tag yourselves and @NPRgenlisten in your pics to help us spread the spirit of giving and curiosity this holiday season.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Not Your Mama's Charity Telethon: How Livestream Fundraising Will Dominate The World Of Giving - Forbes : "Not Your Mama's Charity Telethon: How Livestream Fundraising Will Dominate The World Of Giving " 'via Blog this'

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

I Am a Witness: Advocacy Through Emoji: Associations Now : "With its latest advocacy campaign, the Ad Council and its many partners have learned to speak emoji. The goal of the I Am a Witness campaign? To bring attention to and discourage bullying in all forms.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

Brave New Frontier: The Tweeted Proposal | Nonprofit Quarterly : "The Deluxe Corporation Foundation is replacing the tedious nature of grant writing with the ‘Short & Tweet’ campaign in which nonprofits can state their case in a mere 140 characters. Through this new Twitter campaign, small nonprofits can be nominated for a chance to receive a $10,000 grant.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

5 Attention Grabbing Twitter Marketing Tactics for Non-profits - SocialFish : "5 Attention Grabbing Twitter Marketing Tactics for Non-profits Editorial | October 21, 2015 Twitter is perhaps one of the fastest-moving social platforms. With hundreds of thousands of tweets being shared every day, maintaining visibility and driving engagement become key challenges for most Twitter marketers.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Indiegogo Launches Free Crowdfunding Site for Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : 'via Blog this'

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Britain's biggest charities believed they were 'above the law' on data protection - Telegraph : "Britain's biggest charities believed they were 'above the law' on data protection The Information Commissioner has claimed that charities thought they were 'a special case' and tried to find 'wiggle room' over data and privacy laws" 'via Blog this'

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Element of Surprise Leads People to Give to Online Campaigns, Study Finds - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Element of Surprise Leads People to Give to Online Campaigns, Study Finds The Internet is "not a magic bullet" for humanitarian fundraising appeals, with the source and style of an approach to donors mattering more than the medium, according to a University of East Anglia study cited by Science Daily, a compendium of research news.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit - The New York Times : "Instead, they announced on Sunday that Kickstarter was reincorporating as a “public benefit corporation,” a legal change they said would ensure that money — or the promise of it — would not corrupt their company’s mission of enabling creative projects to be funded.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Finextra: Finextra PR: Digital charity box Pennies records 20 million micro-donations : "Pennies, the innovative charity leading a digital transformation of the third sector, marked a key milestone of 20 million micro-donations collected, with an event hosted by Pennies’ partner, Gieves & Hawkes, at No.1 Savile Row on Tuesday night (15 September), in the company of VIP industry guests.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

North Texas Giving Day raises record $33.1M for nonprofits - Dallas Business Journal : "The seventh annual North Texas Giving Day on Thursday ended with 2,022 nonprofits receiving 118,667 donations totaling $33.1 million, the largest total in the event's history, organizers said on Friday. The contributions came from 71,743 donors, according to a news release.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Our say: Great Give scrapped, but giving remains vital to Anne Arundel County - Capital Gazette : "he event has raised more than $2 million for 248 Anne Arundel nonprofits in its brief existence, including $908,000 this year — more than the goal of $750,000. The high-profile, beat-the-clock hoopla was enjoyable, made for good news stories — ones that were also "good news" stories — and encouraged organizations to build up their social media presence.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Save the Elephants engages potential donors using Google Street View » Charity Digital News : "oogle has released Street View imagery of Kenya—including the Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust—in partnership with Save the Elephants and with the support of the Samburu County Government. “It’s my honour to invite you on a journey to my homeland with Street View in Google Maps“, writes Save the Elephants’ David Daballen in an official Google bl

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JULY 17, 2015

Drones to make delivery debut in Wise - Local News - Tri Cities : "WISE, Va.— Eyes from around the world will be watching Wise County on Friday as unmanned aerial vehicles carry medicines to the Remote Area Medical clinic.

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JULY 17, 2015

Periscope for Nonprofits: A Quick Guide & Review | Socialbrite : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

How To Build Community & Social Influence With Twitter Lists : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

7 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs To Go Mobile - Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology : "Here are 7 reasons your nonprofit needs to start thinking about making a serious commitment to mobile.

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JULY 17, 2015

The first Periscope star shows the live streaming platform doesn't need Twitter - Digiday : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 17, 2015

How techies can volunteer their skills to help nonprofits - TechRepublic : 'via Blog this'

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JULY 16, 2015

Google Fiber announces its Charlotte Digital Inclusion Fellows | The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer : "Google Fiber and the Nonprofit Technology Network have picked two Digital Inclusion Fellows for Charlotte, as the company best known for its search engine builds a new high-speed Internet service here. Jessica Washington will collaborate with the Urban League of Central Carolinas, and Ruben Campillo will work with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to help people who have limited digital

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JULY 16, 2015

What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born : "Exactly 365 days ago, Chris Kennedy posted a video to YouTube—one that’s widely regarded to be the first ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. From there, more than 17 million people followed suit, and 2.5 million people handed the ALS Association $115 million between July 29 and Sept. 15, per the Wall Street Journal, an amount the association says could be the biggest single giving event unrelated to a disaster or emergency.

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JUNE 15, 2015

How to Read Google Analytics Reports: Three Simple Steps : 'via Blog this'

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JUNE 15, 2015

5 Ways for Every Nonprofit to Integrate Mobile - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "A mobile fundraising study conducted by npENGAGE reviewed the webpages of 343 small to medium-size nonprofits at the end of the 2014 giving season. The study analyzed 22,648 donations, 3,091 event registrations, and 1,476 membership transactions between November 1st and December 31st, 2014.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Technologies and Practices for Managing Outcomes: Lessons From Large Nonprofits | Idealware : "How does your organization know it is making a difference? It’s a tough question—especially for nonprofits that aren’t providing services to a specific set of clients—but one no organization can afford to ignore. The pressure to stay focused on outcomes is growing as funders and the general public have put more emphasis on transparency and the ability to see a transformative return on their investments

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MAY 14, 2015

8 Remarkable (and Stolen) Content Marketing Ideas : "One of the benefits of my work is that I get to travel around the world to meet with fascinating people who have amazing ideas. Much of my speeches and my writings on content marketing are filled with the thoughts of others. Here are eight of my favorite content ideas that I’ve stolen. I’m sharing them with you in the hopes that they will help you as much as they’ve helped me.

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MAY 14, 2015

Zendesk's new nonprofit aims to do more than just customer service - Fortune : "Tech company Zendesk joins a growing number of tech companies by launching a nonprofit for worldwide charity. Technology companies want to show the world that there’s more to them than just profits, power, and killing the competition. Some also care about philanthropy and giving back to the little guys.

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MAY 14, 2015

Ten charities and CSR programmes who are making the most out of online fundraising - UK Fundraising : "The utilisation of digital fundraising has become the sieve that separates the successful from the not-so-successful in the third sector. These charities are on trend and reaping the rewards of online innovation.

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MAY 14, 2015

A Third of Top Fundraising Charities Fail Google's Mobile-Friendly Test : FundRaising Success : "One in three top charities' websites, including Oxfam, the Royal British Legion and British Red Cross, will fall down search rankings after failing Google's new mobile-friendly test.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'The How and Why of Nonprofits Contributing to Open Source | NTEN : "For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'The Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative : "ast spring, collaboration among the schools was formalized with two grants to support ongoing efforts. An Island Institute grant for a Fellow to work specifically on organizing inter-island activities resulted in hiring Anne Bardaglio, who had served as the Matinicus Education Fellow prior to graduate school.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Charity shops ''more popular than eBay'', according to survey : "A survey conducted by nfpSynergy has found that Britons prefer to shop at charity shops rather than using online marketplaces like eBay or Gumtree. Some 1,000 people aged 16 years and older were asked whether they would prefer to buy a range of items from either a charity shop or an online marketplace.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'#NotByMySelfie – a charity campaign changing how we view older people | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian : "e details: As part of its No One Should Have No One campaign, Age UK has launched #NotByMySelfie. The charity is inviting the public to post pictures of themselves with an older person in their lives on Twitter and Instagram, and also to text donate £3 to help address the loneliness many older people experience.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Social entrepreneurs: Charity begins online : "Enter Irish Charity Lab, which social entrepreneur Jean O’Brien set up last year to help charities in Ireland develop skills and strategies for digital communications to support their causes.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'How Furniture Bank Used Innovative Technology to Increase Social Impact | TechSoup Canada : ''via Blog this'''

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'SF nonprofit expands tech lab for homeless and poor Tenderloin residents | Other News | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner : "The first year the St. Anthony Foundation opened its computer stations to the Tenderloin community, the technology lab ran dozens of computers on an Internet connection you might find in a private home. When Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, a longtime San Francisco resident, heard of the slothlike computer lab at the nonprofit in 2008, he said he “found the right ci

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

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