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JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. Who wants to do fund rising programs.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Case Study Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:32AM | by Adrienne Royer After hearing about Twestival , I was intrigued.

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JUNE 16, 2009

60) Search « VolunteerMatch.org Opens Public Access to its Network | Main | How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « VolunteerMatch.org Opens Public Access to its Network | Main | How Sticky is Facebook? June 16, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. Imagine if next to the Donate button we had a “Join This Cause&# button. Facebook has taught us that people will opt-in to support the cause far more than they will donate.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. Imagine if next to the Donate button we had a “Join This Cause&# button. Facebook has taught us that people will opt-in to support the cause far more than they will donate.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 February 5, 2009 | Emily I am not sure Id agree that CREATIVITY is so important. Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0

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APRIL 14, 2009

Look at other platforms to create appropriate engagement such as YouTube with a Video Response, on Facebook with a Note about the situation in an organization’s Fan Page or contact bloggers to attend a press conference and hear the facts from you. Right now its Twitter and Facebook; five or six years ago it was "viral Flash movies."

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MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. Competing for dollars and donors mean: 1) understanding the new ways in which users think about supporting your cause online and donating, and 2) having a presence in those places where your existing supporters, and potential new supporters, are gathering. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? 60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Well, theoretically, if you believe MySpace is a place for donors , your presence there also reaches 64% of Facebook users, 65% of Bebo , and 69% of Hi5. Response: Trackback at Trackback on May 1, 2009 Trackback Reader Comments (2) This is total kismet. How is this valuable? All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Well, theoretically, if you believe MySpace is a place for donors , your presence there also reaches 64% of Facebook users, 65% of Bebo , and 69% of Hi5. Response: Trackback at Trackback on May 1, 2009 Trackback Reader Comments (2) This is total kismet. How is this valuable? All rights reserved.

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MAY 29, 2009

Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? Friday, May 29, 2009 at 09:41AM | by Allyson Kapin In the next five years, money spent annually on direct mail will decline by as much as 40%, from $49.7 May 29, 2009 | Robert W. 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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MARCH 3, 2009

60) Search « 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards | Main | 10 Best Web Content Practices » Friday Feb 27 2009 Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly Friday, February 27, 2009 at 06:43PM | by Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett To Tweet or not to Tweet is not the question. Facebook is another good example of this.

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JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? 60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It?

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MAY 15, 2009

Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older More than 3.5 There are many people on Facebook; but far more people have the internet and are not on Facebook than those who are. Natalie: Its really about numbers as well.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? 60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It?

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JULY 2, 2009

60) Search « The Web’s Influence on Affluence | Main | Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 » Monday Jun 29 2009 Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:07PM | by Allyson Kapin Social media! I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. Thanks for the new links to look at.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Main | Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising » Wednesday Jan 21 2009 Everything You Wanted to Know About Online Fundraising in a Bad Economy Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10:06AM | by Allyson Kapin Lets be frank, daily doom and gloom reports about the economy are scary. more feasible.

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MAY 27, 2009

Main | Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It » Wednesday May 27 2009 The ROI of Social Media Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 10:39AM | by Heather Holdridge Social media is a hot topic these days. May 27, 2009 | Beth Kanter Great post here - thank you! 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

Further research verifies that sense of connectedness that volunteering provides – connectedness to the cause and to the community. Interestingly, women are very interested in social networking and have evidenced faster growth in the use of Facebook than have men. The effect of gender and generation on donor motives and giving.

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JUNE 1, 2009

» Sunday May 31 2009 Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 02:22PM | by Mal Warwick My, my. I love my 800 friends on Facebook. Will it someday play a useful role in engaging nonprofit members or donors in the work of the causes they support? 6) Social networking is fun – no doubt about it.

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APRIL 21, 2008

Though the web is useful for connecting people around a single cause on a global scale, this support is often difficult to express offline. The sites brand was used successfully to translate legitimacy to the campaigns cause, and is a strategy worthy of further exploration in future campaigns. Ads liked to the site had a.6%

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APRIL 21, 2008

Though the web is useful for connecting people around a single cause on a global scale, this support is often difficult to express offline. The sites brand was used successfully to translate legitimacy to the campaigns cause, and is a strategy worthy of further exploration in future campaigns. Ads liked to the site had a.6%

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MAY 4, 2009

Facebook As the fifth-most trafficked site in the United States, Facebook is a great social network for nonprofits to build a community and brand their campaigns. April 28, 2009 | Maureen Backman Thanks Allyson, this is a great focused list. The Twitter community likes to be engaged. Friend Feed is another option.

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APRIL 20, 2009

Try updating your Facebook status with this handy info: "92% of waiters and waitresses have no paid sick days? You probably know the list of campaigners April 20, 2009 | alex Great analysis! April 20, 2009 | Garth Moore Copyright © 2008, Care2.com “P.S. Tell Congress to fix this!" All rights reserved.

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