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Top 4 Online Fundraising Tactics Your Nonprofit Can’t Live Without

NetWits

The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift. Since 2010 was an abnormal year for online giving - due to the wave of offerings for Haiti’s earthquake relief - many organizations received a gift that year, but never heard back from the donor.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. There were also many sites so a searcher would have to go through several and sort through the many different search protocols and syntax. Examples from Haiti. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

While being similar at first glance, these two types create very different results for both the donor and the nonprofit. We’ll cover their main differences below. As you can see from the chart above, there are in fact, many differences between bill-to-carrier and mobile checkout. Bill-to-carrier text donations.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

While being similar at first glance, these two types create very different results for both the donor and the nonprofit. We’ll cover their main differences below. As you can see from the chart above, there are in fact, many differences between bill-to-carrier and mobile checkout. Bill-to-carrier text donations.

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7 Secrets to Increasing Online Fundraising Results and Wowing Donors

NetWits

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. Update them with your organization’s progress and show them how their gift has made a difference.

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Great reads from around the web on January 7th

Amy Sample Ward

UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. . Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.