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Deadline Approaching for $10,000 Pizzigati Prize

Tech Soup

The Pizzigati Prize works in the spirit that collaboration, rather than competition, and moves us forward by honoring those who work for social good. Most notably, it has been used by nonprofit D-Tree International to reduce rates of serious illness and preventable and treatable diseases in Tanzania. About the Prize.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. And everything was shareable, collaborative, contagious. It’s deeper than engagement, and longer than campaigns.

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water in 24 hours through self-organized volunteer events in 200 cities around the world.