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JULY 17, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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JULY 16, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

I can't imagine that 1,400 people unsubscribed in a day? In the early days, it was a small company focused on making it easier for publishers to manage their RSS feeds, and for people to use them. from December, 2008 wondering how the backend might change. No, but there are fee-based services. Here's the thread.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 Melanie Guin MNM www.charitynetusa.com/blog September 16, 2008 | melanie Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Gives me hope!

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 Melanie Guin MNM www.charitynetusa.com/blog September 16, 2008 | melanie Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Gives me hope!

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JUNE 5, 2009

Regardless of whether you believe direct mail is on its way out -- and many smart people seem to disagree with each other on this point – nearly everyone agrees that the role of online giving is only becoming more important over time. Tens of millions of people are doing business online. Consider this. Internet users, or 72.5%

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MAY 9, 2008

Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively! May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MAY 8, 2008

Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively! May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MAY 14, 2009

Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. Average gift size across organizations was $71 in 2008.

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MARCH 4, 2008

Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. What were the costs associated with facilitating the competition?

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MARCH 3, 2008

Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. What were the costs associated with facilitating the competition?

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Google has set aside $10 million to help fund the five best ideas as voted on by the people and an advisory board. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. help to these people my thought will deffinetly works.my help to these people my thought will deffinetly works.my

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JUNE 18, 2008

60) Search « Nonprofit CRM Trends Plus How to Choose an eCRM | Main | New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted » Wednesday Jun 18 2008 Care2 Welcomes Dana Weissman to Nonprofit Services Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 11:20AM | by Clinton OBrien We are very pleased to announce the newest member of the Care2 team: Dana Weissman.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Plastic Jungle , a company that sells, buys, exchanges, and donates gift cards agrees and recently started to raise money for nonprofits by encouraging people to donate their unused gift cards to DonorsChoose.org and other nonprofits. August 16, 2009 | gratis downloaden Copyright © 2008, Care2.com What a huge waste of money.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

60) Search « Email Is Most Popular for a Reason: Its the Strongest Performing | Main | Join WVU for Integrated Marketing Degree Information Session » Wednesday Feb 06 2008 Worldwide Protest Organized on Facebook Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 10:43AM | by Caitlin Ochs Need more proof of the organizing power of social networks?

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JULY 15, 2008

If a nonprofit works internationally, they should film their trip and the people they talked to and the work that they did. He also said that showing a human face to a cause is incredibly powerful because it brings people, who would not have necessarily cared, to the nonprofit. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MARCH 26, 2009

For example, between 2006 and 2007, online donations grew by 26% but between 2007 and 2008 online donations only grew by 14%. “People are still giving. After all, the number one reason people cite for not donating is that they werent asked”, said Weiner. Charities shouldnt be afraid to keep asking.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Some people don’t want to be too pushy when it comes to asking for money. This is a great way to capture people who are motivated by the action their taking and feel passionate about your issue. After people have taken action and told their friends about your campaign, ask them to donate as part of your campaign efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Visitors are people who visit your blog. Is there a conversation happening between people who comment? This metric gives you indication of the value of the content - that people were linking to it. He suggested MINT which has a module called "BirdFeeder" which tracks your RSS subscribers. It can also influence traffic.

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APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2008

60) Search « HSUS YouTube User-Generated Video Competition Grows List | Main | Props to MyEmma for Doing Good » Wednesday Feb 27 2008 Revamped Politics Online Conference Ready for Its Closeup Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:02PM | by Heather Holdridge I’ve been attending IPDI’s Politics Online Conference since 2004.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? | Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). I would have maybe spent more time asking people to share the info on Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Because 175+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals on February 12th, which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise $500K for charity: water , a nonprofit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. February 8, 2009 | Allyson Kapin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. Really, I think that the people who have said that Twitter is hard to access but once you start doing it, you find its usefulness to you have it right on. As I become more familiar with the service, and followed more people, it became easier.

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MAY 29, 2007

We are glad people enjoyed the training. May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (1) Thanks for including this! I think it went really well!! All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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MAY 3, 2007

Does it make people want to donate or does it make them want to yawn? May 3, 2007 | Eileen Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 01:31PM | by James OMalley Is your advocacy campaign’s story compelling? Find out at Alan Rosenblatts Internet Advocacy Roundtable hosted by Care2! Thanks for posting it!

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MAY 8, 2009

30% have built one or more in-house social networks, with 86% hosting communities of 10,000 people. People think that by creating their own social media site that everyone will just flock to them. By joining already established groups you can target a lot more people fairly quickly. Reader Comments (3) I definitely agree.

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JULY 26, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. Its time to bust out the calculator and have a realistic look. The irony).

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JULY 17, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. Its time to bust out the calculator and have a realistic look. The irony).

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MARCH 23, 2009

Use Googles Webmaster Tools to get information about your site and how people find it. The Top Search Queries tool can show you what words people are using to find your site. Number 4 in particular is an SEO tip that many people overlook. May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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JUNE 11, 2008

60) Search « New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted | Main | Social Actions: How to Pitch Yourself in Two Minutes » Wednesday Jun 11 2008 Three Keys to Successful Online Campaigns Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 11:52AM | by Hatef Yamini Campaigning online. I will now give you the plain and simple answer.

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MAY 17, 2007

We are glad people enjoyed the training. May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (1) Thanks for including this! I think it went really well!! All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Every month, Chattarati would feature a different nonprofit and ask people in the community to donate $5 to a specific goal at that organization. We encouraged people to re-tweet with the #firstfridayfive tag to organize the event. February 20, 2009 | David Morton Copyright © 2008, Care2.com By 10:30 a.m.

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MAY 3, 2007

Does it make people want to donate or does it make them want to yawn? May 3, 2007 | Eileen Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 01:31PM | by James OMalley Is your advocacy campaign’s story compelling? Find out at Alan Rosenblatts Internet Advocacy Roundtable hosted by Care2! Thanks for posting it!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

When you factor in production, printing, and postage, a simple direct mail acquisition campaign runs about $20K to reach 50,000 people. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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