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Encouraging Generosity On Social Networks: Assessing America's Giving Challenge and Reflections from Craigslist Nonprofit Bootcamp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There's a lot happening this week in the nonprofit and social media space, particularly related to encouraging generosity, giving, and volunteering using social media tools. There was also a session announcing the " All for Good ," an application that makes it easy for people to give back to their communities through volunteering.

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Bitcoin for Nonprofits: Cryptocurrency Fundraising for the Future

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alex Wilson , Director of BlockShop DC and founding partner of The Giving Block. Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. Source: The Giving Block. Let’s start with the basics. Why does that matter? How can my organization get started with cryptocurrency?

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. percent in 2009. Finally, don’t panic.

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The 2009 America's Giving Challenge

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In 2007-2008 America’s Giving Challenge encouraged 70,000 individuals to help raise more than $1.8 With the explosion of social media, America’s Giving Challenge hopes to get even more people involved this year and raise a lot more money for nonprofits. million for nonprofit organizations.

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The Economy May Be Down, but Online Giving Is Up

Robert Weiner

M+R Strategic Services says that although the economy is down, online giving is up (as of November 2008).

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Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Hatch Introduce Serve America Act of 2008 at Service Nation Summit

Have Fun - Do Good

This morning at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), represented by his niece, Caroline Kennedy, announced that they are introducing the Serve America Act of 2008. Ask 175,000 Americans to give a year of service through these Corps.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » America’s Giving Challenge

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Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge. Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge.

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