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A Free Agent for Hunger: Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Those that have opened themselves up to using these tools and connecting with passionate people in their networks find abundance. Here’s one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonprofit.

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Try Eating for $4 a Day. Join The Hunger Challenge

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Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? I didn't, until I read about the San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. Gallaga cites a specific example of giving money to DonorsChoose.org, a company that connects students and teachers to people who would like to donate.

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Interviews with 69 Changemakers: 6th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast

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Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you're an iTunes user, one of the ways you can help me celebrate this anniversary is by finding the Big Vision Podcast in the iTunes Store and giving it a star rating (hopefully a good one!), I'd *really* appreciate it.

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Interviews with 56 Changemakers: 5th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast

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Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. billion users, who are very engaged, take actions based on recommendations from friends,” he added. Co-Disruptor: Ink to the People. More than 1.5

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On saints and advocates

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The 2009 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Study contains some good data on this synergy. Similarly, our report shows that over 8% of online donors have also taken an advocacy action. Some donors will also be more than happy to advocate on behalf of the organization as their identification with the organization deepens.