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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

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). "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. 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. Also feature team-related contests and incentives.

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give.

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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. Session: That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications . Session: That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications .

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Vote for Our Sessions: 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Forum One

In this session -- a continuation of last year's "Better Online Storytelling" panel -- we'll explore successful, specific techniques to get your organization started finding and telling its best stories. This session will be the culmination of a webinar series leading up to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Level: Beginner.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. more likely than any other generation to post a video of themselves online. millions PCs in Q4 2010. 79% of respondents volunteered in 2010, and they prefer to do it in groups. Why mobile?

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Earth Day 2010: Reduce

Tech Soup

The public-domain mobius loop universal recycling symbol with three arrows in the triangle that we've adapted for our GreenTech logo was designed by Gary Anderson in 1970 as part of a contest sponsored by the Container Corporation of America for the original Earth Day in 1970.