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GiveMN 2012 Giving Day by the Numbers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. For “giving days”—which are becoming increasingly popular all over the country—social networking and digital communication such as email and blogging are key to driving big results. Check it out: Click for our full Give to the Max Day 2012 results.

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How Baby Boomers Use The Internet

TechImpact

In 2012, baby boomers spent over 27 hours per week on the Internet, 2 hours more than millennials!(WSL From 2004 – 2009, the number of seniors age 65+ actively using the Internet increased more than 55% (Nielsen). From 2004 – 2009, the number of seniors age 65+ actively using the Internet increased more than 55% (Nielsen).

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

." 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

NTEN

Current best practices will serve nonprofits just fine in 2009. But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. This is a flawed assumption.

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Three Ways Social Media Has Negatively Affected the Nonprofit Sector (and What We Can Do About It)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Fueled by ego and discontent, these people rant, scream, complain, critique, and hate for hours upon hours on blogs and social networking sites – usually anonymously or using a fake name. Over the last few years there has been an obvious rise in the Internet troll.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2009. Disruptor: Omaze.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. ” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. In the recession year of 2009, order volume increased 16 percent.