Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. There was link to the Charity for more information, but it made wonder how they are selecting these recommendations.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. How will you gather information about the results of your efforts?

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MAY 10, 2011

Earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and New Zealand along with floods and landslides in other parts of the world drove donors to give online. Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council have been working together to publish trends and best practice information in this area.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The 34 page report contains a lot of information across a broad range of questions. 36% of charities reported an increase in donations in the first nine months of 2010, compared with only 23% in the same period of 2009. 43% expect contributions at the end of 2010 to remain about the same as those at the end of 2009.

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MAY 18, 2011

The negative trend continues to show the impact of Haiti giving in 2010 compared to 2011. Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports that online revenue decreased by 10.6%

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APRIL 15, 2011

This increase is especially noteworthy considering the substantial giving to Haiti in the prior year period.” This decrease continues a trend from January and is attributable to the large amount of Haiti relief giving in 2010. million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Human-based social engineering is just what it sounds like – people at a computer entering stolen credit card information to process a transaction. There are certainly pros and cons to using these but they work. Just about everyone in law enforcement will tell you that this is the hardest type of online credit card fraud to prevent.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media, whether it be Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, thrives due to its ability to cultivate connections and promote interactions in real time, regardless of users’ location. Accessibility and connectivity are joint rulers of this digital world, transforming how we perceive and consume information.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Half the Sky , which discusses sex trafficking, forced prostitution and gender-based violence is a tough read, and we all agreed that discussing it together really helped to process the information. Finally, as I mentioned in my post, How Did You Decide to Help Haiti for the Rest of 2010?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

compared to the same time period in 2009. Haiti-related giving shaped 2010 trends January 2010 had the largest percentage of online giving for the entire year. This change can almost single handedly be attributed to giving to Haiti relief efforts. compared to 2009. compared to 2009. This was led by 55.6%

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