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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

"This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy. "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

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The #1 Way to Raise More Money Through Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events

NetWits

Fundraisers raised an average of $32 more in 2010. List the top fundraisers and discuss high-level incentives. This group will be tough to motivate, so focus on incentives, contests and convenience. Include reminders about deadlines and contests. Highlight team-specific contests, like best theme or largest team.

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Submissions Open! Enter the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Design Contest by May 21

Tech Soup

Adobe and TechSoup Global are delighted to announce that we are now taking submissions for the Show Your Impact Design Contest ! This contest is open only to organizations located in the United States and Canada that have received donated Adobe products through TechSoup. See the contest details for specific eligibility requirements.

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Deconstructing An Angry Crowd: What Can We Learn?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter and Other Things I learned in Vegas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. We opened with a question about what we thought were the most innovative approaches in contests.

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5 Questions: That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? No contest. Speaker: Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Kanter will bring together a group of highly visible free agents working on important social change causes and representatives from different nonprofits for a lively discussion with the audience. What’s new?

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