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On World AIDS Day: More pregnant women and children must get treatment

Nonprofit Tech for Good

New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies. In India over 14,000 children got infected in 2011, with a 13 per cent decline from 2009.

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Churches and Engagement (But Not Weddings): Tips for Engaging Each Generation

Connection Cafe

generations. Before we can engage the generations, we need to know a bit more about each of them. Generation Alpha: Born 2010–2024. Generation Alpha are the youngest in your children’s ministry and your nursery. Generation Z: Born 1996–2009. Generation X: Born 1965–1980. Matures: Born before 1946.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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Communicating need is paramount to responsive generosity, with the most efficient channels being the news and press. Responding to need is a fundamental aspect of charitable giving, and the first step in generating support. Donors respond to need. Charitable giving in a recession is no different.

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Five Tips for Nonprofits to Ramp Up their Social Media

Care2

If your communications team is still solely focused on distributing press releases and pitching newspaper reporters, you are missing out on major opportunities to generate earned media and reach your target audiences via multiple channels. Communications should be Multi-Channel. Here’s why. Newspapers are dying.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. This meant that press from the road trip also contributed to the buzz around the larger event. The UnRoad Trip - In summer 2009, Boaz Frankel undertook trip around the United States in 100 non-automobile forms of transportation and The UnRoad Trip was born. Raising funds.

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Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When policymakers are not paying attention, Human Rights Watch shines a light on the situation through the media, both mainstream and social channels. In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. Many tweets lead to press calls.”.

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How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He contended that investment—whether it’s in a major gift campaign, a planned giving or special event program, or the expansion of development staff—consistently generates a positive return. The case for fortifying nonprofits’ fundraising capability seems like a no-brainer.

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