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How to Leverage Celebrities for Fundraising - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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» Tuesday Apr 10 2007 How to Leverage Celebrities for Fundraising Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 10:26AM | by Heidi Bucheister Understanding what attracts donors is vital to effectively appealing to an existing donor base or to expand the base. Celebrities? It seems that celebrities tend to give a campaign an extra edge.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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Philanthropy Cloud Adds New Volunteer Management Capabilities for National Volunteer Week

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In 2008, the Points of Light Foundation and the Salesforce Foundation conceived HandsOn Connect — a native Salesforce application designed specifically to make volunteering easier for employees and nonprofits — in a series of whiteboard sessions in San Francisco. By: Melissa Hill-Dees, Founding Partner of HandsOn Connect Cloud Solutions.

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Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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According to the latest Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance , the number of new donors dropped by almost 13%, as compared to 2008. Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. However, things rapidly changed from Q4 in 2008 to Q1 in 2009. compared to Q1 2008. The median average gift decreased by 2.4%