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CROS Ministries Grows Individual Gifts by over 533%

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Their search for a vendor came at a very difficult time, as the pandemic and its effects were just beginning. And CROS Ministries’ (CROS) hard work and business decisions in 2020 helped pave the way to their incredible fundraising successes. CROS Ministries has helped serve the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties since 1978.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. We’ve taken hundreds of local cafes and bound them together into a network that lets those who want water find those willing to provide it.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. This system allows families to search through images taken post-earthquake in Haiti, and specify certain characteristics.

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Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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60) Search « 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards | Main | 10 Best Web Content Practices » Friday Feb 27 2009 Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly Friday, February 27, 2009 at 06:43PM | by Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett To Tweet or not to Tweet is not the question. March 3, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Case Study - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Could that concept be translated to help a local nonprofit? Very succinct, and (hopefully) replicable.

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Research Friday: So, where is Bob?

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My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. 1] (In 2008, 26% of adults used an SNS.) The study "found that 74% of Americans belong to at least one local group. We welcome your comments and feedback. To the rescue: LinkedIn.

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Celebrate National Volunteer Week April 27-May 3

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Maybe together we can start up again during National Volunteer Week April 27-May 3, 2008. You can search for volunteer opportunities by zip code, and sort by areas of interest (i.e. Personally, I'd like to start volunteering at my local library. Maybe I'll walk down to my local branch and see if they need some help.