Tue.May 29, 2012

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Crowd Sourcing Charity – Forward.com

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Crowd Sourcing Charity – Forward.com : The synagogue is one of four winners in the American Express Partners in Preservation program, which awarded grants of up to $250,000 to nonprofits in New York City based on votes from followers on social media platforms. Contests like this lift the hot trend of “prize philanthropy” to a new level, where victory is based not only on worthiness, but on popularity.

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You Get More With Facebook Than You Give—Is Your Organization Stepping Up to the Challenge? - Resource Center - AFP

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You Get More With Facebook Than You Give—Is Your Organization Stepping Up to the Challenge? - Resource Center - AFP : (May 29, 2012) The Pew Internet and American Life Project released findings recently on the effect of Facebook “power users.” The researchers analyzed 269 Facebook users and their activity over the course of one month. In that month of analysis, it was discovered that 20 to 30 percent of the survey sample represented power users – people who sent friend requests, added content an