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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

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It raised $3,500 in 15 hours. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies.

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3 Nonprofits Aim to Better Connect with Donors

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” Christine Bork, Chicago-based chief development and communications officer for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer in Bethesda, Md. The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors. CureSearch for Cancer Research.

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Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock: Adding to Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology List

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So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Has the Ice Bucket Challenge Spawned Charity Jacking?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the early days of social fundraising in 2008, Erin Ennis who took a winter dip in Vermont’s Lake Champlain as part of a personal challenge to raise money for Special Olympics Vermont. Blue it Up (Lung cancer). Macmillan Cancer Support. Phase 1: Personal Challenges with Cold Water to Raise Money. Rubble Bucket.

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

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While I was with the American Cancer Society, we were inspired by an amazing monitoring system developed by the Humane Society. You can make one, too: type in Cancer (or your own keyword) at search.twitter.com and see what results are returned. In 2008, I helped start the Frozen Pea Fund against breast cancer.