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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games. They are also more likely to donate to a nonprofit directly from a social networking site or through text than any other generation.

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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. 11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits :: 2010 Edition.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

…more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to help send her to college from 2006-2010 through the Sharing Foundation’s program. …more likely to reinvest her income back into her family, community and country.

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Cambodia: Social Media, NGOs, and Social Change: Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with our children to their birth country when they were old enough to appreciate it. This post focuses on the work of several NGOs, most importantly, the Sharing Foundation , that cares for children in Cambodia. Beth Kanter (@kanter) August 4, 2012.

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Research Friday: How Important is Gift Acknowledgement to Donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Yet I plan to give again in 2012 to the Christian humanitarian organization and not to my alma mater, a decision which seems to run counter to commonly held assumptions about donor stewardship. A long-time Arizona resident, her passions include the importance of early-intervention and high quality education for all Arizona children.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

Source: Adapted from Nezhina and Brudney, 2010. The overall result is that this research suggests that although compliance with SOX may increase operational costs for nonprofits, there are some gains: more private donations and government contracts (although at a slower rate than anticipated), and, for many, financial management improvements.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2010.