Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

In 2009, 350, working in tandem with communities around the world and partner organizations aligned on the shared goal of creating a global movement to solve the climate crisis, ignited the largest collective action that has ever been taken around the world with their 10/10/10 Day of Action. There’s no limit to either.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2009

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Right before Thanksgiving, the TweetsGiving effort helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania seeking $10 donations. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate.

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