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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Each year since the event started in 2009, we’ve seen these numbers grow. A quick look at the social media data from Give to the Max Day 2012 shows a sizable jump over the previous year. Check it out: Click for our full Give to the Max Day 2012 results. Internal social media coordination, organization and planning.

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MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

In total, GiveMN has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009. Our Give to the Max Day Livestream webcast from the Mall of America saw 1,693 unique viewers over the course of the day. Social media strategy payoff.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

All participants who register for the campaign through September 25, 2009 will be entered into random drawings to win one of the “ Climate Love Packs ” or the grand prize of a Schwinn 2010 World NX7. Check out the announcement video here. Need some inspiration? See Shira Lazar’s inspired contribution here.

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APRIL 22, 2010

After all, volunteers are the lifeblood of most nonprofits, and with 64 Million volunteers taking the time to give back in 2009, National Volunteer Week is as much about thanking volunteers as encouraging them to come back. Serve.Gov One year old today, this site and associated initiatives were created by the Serve America Act.Ê

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MARCH 5, 2009

PledgeToEndHunger.com , a website designed to shine a bright light on the very real problem of childhood hunger in America. That's why I'm taking the pledge to end hunger because if we all do a little bit - it can go a long way. And You can too! I'm honored to be serving as co-captain of the Wall of Champions campaign along with Chris Brogan.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2008

January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies. How will Twitter be using for fundraising for good causes and by nonprofits in 2009? Is your organization considering using Twitter for fundraising sometime in 2009? What questions are you asking?

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. 2009 will most certainly be year of fundraising innovation and changes. From a blog post in my archives, June, 2005 I took that photo of myself with a sign to illustrate a post that talked about the professionalization of blogging.

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MARCH 2, 2009

I'm blogging this for two reasons - so I have it in one place and so if you want to meet you'll know where to find me. If you are attending SXSW, please seek me out and we can try to meet.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Social Media for Non Profits and Special Causes John Sheridan’s presentation at at Pod Camp Halifax 2009 gives an overview of social media and social networking, with plenty of non-profit examples. ROI of Listening: America Red Cross Case Study (Beth Kanter). Googe 101 for Nonprofits (Mike Heslin / Google).

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Right before the holidays, eBay released 2009 figures for Giving Works , its fundraising program and marked a historic record for total funds raised for non-profits through ebay.com. At the time, the program was called Auction for America. The program allows individuals to donate while using eBay.

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JULY 22, 2009

The Netroots community is built around progressive politics in America. In its first iteration, Vote Report India leveraged Co-creation by creating a platform for collectively tracking irregularities in the 2009 Indian elections. A vibrant community is built around a social object that is meaningful for its members. The Obama Girl.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Beth's 51st Birthday : This was part of an overall campaign for the America's Giving Challenge in 2008 for the Sharing Foundation that raised over $50,000. I donated $50 to the winner's charity. Psychological underpinning: Fun. Metric: Content created. Psychological underpinning: curiosity. Metric: Click thrus.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. Watch for news about the Case Foundation's second America's Giving Challenge. . You can even add a good deed widget for your site.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

How the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the web to bring back together their band of brothers and sisters. I am reminded of the PDF 2009 keynote from Mark Pesce about the Tower VS Cloud. The examples are there, too. The Obama campaign, for one. The aforementioned Greater Greater Washington.

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MAY 12, 2009

Goals The main goals were to raise awareness of childhood hunger in America, give people the tools to take meaningful action to help end this solvable problem, and create a case study from which non-profits and corporations could learn how to better use social media in their cause marketing.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Ironically, this story broke right before I was going to hit the publish button on a guest post by Katherine Hutt who shared the details of their strategy for a small nonprofit, Generations of Hope, also competing for the $250,000 Pepsi prize, approximately 1/3 its operating budget in 2009.

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