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Nonprofits: Time to Get Mobile - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Nonprofits: Time to Get Mobile - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two.

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Flickr for non-profits – 8 lessons learned | Social Media 4 Good

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Flickr for non-profits – 8 lessons learned | Social Media 4 Good: "I have been using Flickr for about two years to increase visibility of the work of Red Cross Red Crescent. Today, I’d like to share some of the lessons I’ve learned.Why Flickr?I believe that most non-profits spend too much time preaching to the choir. Flickr is a great website to show what your organization is doing or why it is.

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6 Benefits of Using Twitter for Nonprofit | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog

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6 Benefits of Using Twitter for Nonprofit | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog: "Why should we?”“Twitter is just a bunch of noise about people eating lunch.”“Our customers aren’t online.”“We already have a website.”Sound familiar? There are plenty of reasons to avoid social media, it seems. It is true that there are a zillion time-wasting testimonials out there, and a plethora of pundits sharing.

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BBC News - How online sponsorship changes the way we give

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BBC News - How online sponsorship changes the way we give: "It wasn't long ago that every person running a race or attempting some feat would send around a sponsorship form at their - or their parents' - office. But now, anyone looking to raise any significant amount of cash has migrated online.

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Top 10 Social Media Countries | Penn Olson

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Top 10 Social Media Countries | Penn Olson: "While the list is pretty comprehensive, one might argue that the comparison is according to absolute terms rather than population proportion (like how we compared Facebook users in Singapore and the U.S), it still works as a good indicator of the top social media countries.

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Text messages are one more way to help Haiti victims - Las Cruces Sun-News

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Text messages are one more way to help Haiti victims - Las Cruces Sun-News: "LAS CRUCES - Nursing student Gonzalo Valdez, 28, sat on a couch in Corbett Center at New Mexico State University on Tuesday and typed a few letters and numbers into his iPhone before returning to his studying.The whole transaction took just about a minute, but Valdez helped provide clean drinking water, first aid.

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Wilder Launches Statewide Data Hub « Minnesota Council on Foundations Blog – Philanthropy Potluck

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Wilder Launches Statewide Data Hub « Minnesota Council on Foundations Blog – Philanthropy Potluck: "Wilder Research has just launched Minnesota Compass, which offers a host of data and other resources in a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate, one-stop web site.This new initiative builds on the prior success of Twin Cities Compass, a similar project for the 7-county metro region.