Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2009

A March 2008 report in Science magazine, Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness , found that, "spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending)." There are so many ways to give.

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Giving Blogher Journal Survey 49

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

A 2008 survey of nonprofits showed that 7 in 10 nonprofits rated their tagline as poor or didn’t use one at all. Research, Create, Revise, Test, Repeat – The right steps to take to craft a potent tagline. The 10 Have-Tos for Successful Taglines. Using Words that Work.

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Guide Nonprofit Test Survey 40

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. Average gift size across organizations was $71 in 2008. Here are the highlights.

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Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Go Mobile: Mobile applications have surged in this 2008 and some predict it will make the difference in the election's outcome. For the first time in U.S. Tools you can Use.

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Social Media Lesson Develop Media 62