AFP Blog

MAY 16, 2012

Nonprofits and Their Mobile Strategies - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy. : One recent study from ZeroDivide found a dramatic lack of philanthropic investment in mobile strategies for community change. “We’re doing about 96 percent of our work with organizations outside the U.S.,” said Katrin Verclas of MobileActive.org, a leading network and resource on the use of mobile technology for social impact.

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AFP Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Charities Seek Some of Facebook’s Billions - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Pretty much every charity in Silicon Valley wants to “friend” Facebook and its workers as the company gets ready to go public on Friday. As Facebook’s executives and employees await a life-changing windfall from its initial public stock offering, expected to set the company's worth at a record-breaking $100-billion, the company itself is coming under incr

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AFP Blog

MAY 15, 2012

Larry David joins Twitter for charity, his assistant confirms - Celebritology 2.0 - The Washington Post : The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and star was lured into joining the site by the recently created project Charity Bribes, which crowdsources tasks for famous people to do then gives the celebrity 30 days to complete it in exchange for a charitable donation.

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AFP Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Danbury nonprofits tap new strategies to grow - Connecticut Post : A year later, Executive Director Brigid Guertin said the museum is gaining strength with a reliance on social media and a new brand of philanthropy that mixes volunteerism with dollars. With technology, Guertin said, the museum is able to reach a far broader audience. It has sharpened its focus on providing varied programs to engage a wider range of museum goers.

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AFP Blog

MAY 16, 2012

11-year-old uses social media to solicit donations - The Indiana Gazette Online: Home & Lifestyle : Bailey, who used to attend Bonsack Elementary School, isn't knocking on doors or setting up a lemonade stand to raise money. This is the 21st century and she uses social media and the click of a mouse to solicit donations. Bailey, whose Twitter handle is @littlechuckfan, uses the platform to connect with fans, actors and writers of the former prime-time TV series "Chuck.

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AFP Blog

MAY 15, 2012

Aussie charity arm leads global website overhaul - Strategy - Business - News - iTnews.com.au : He expected to meet its Australian target of $2 million for the year, compared to $1.4 million from last year’s campaign. “We’ve raised a lot more money,” he said, noting that 25 percent of funds were typically raised after the week-long event. “The site provides a much better user experience and much better integration.

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AFP Blog

MAY 14, 2012

Effective Internet Searching | BLACKBAUD'S Prospect Research Blog for Non-Profit Fund Raising : Late last year, I presented a session for my local AFP chapter entitled Prospect Research for the Non-Researcher. My intent was to focus on the basics: What is Prospect Research? What types of information can a researcher typically find/not find out about a prospect?

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