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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Launched the advocacy Twitter handle in January 2010 (@Advocate4PanCAN) and it is growing steadily. For example, when the staff and over 500 volunteers were on Capitol Hill for Advocacy Day in June 2010, I documented the whole experience on Twitter (#AdvDay2010) with pictures, video and updates. It has close to 400 followers.

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Pandemic Lessons Learned: 4 Tips for School Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Virtual fundraising tools have been incredibly valuable during the pandemic, allowing traditionally face-to-face fundraising methods to be moved online. For example, product fundraising companies now provide customized online stores and in-person forms for hybrid fundraising events. Use these tips to get started!

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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. More about the book here. The Nonprofit Marketing Guide by Kivi Leroux Miller.

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What Are Gaming Fundraisers and How Can They Raise Donations for Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The growing popularity of this method allows anyone with the right recording setup and a stack of video games to start collecting money for a charitable cause. The first event, held in 2010, raised $10,000 for the humanitarian organization CARE. Other gaming fundraising events have raised similar high-dollar sums for charity.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

Text-to-Give first came out when our smartphones weren’t as smart, so this was the available method for taking donations by mobile phone at the time. The “Text HAITI to 90999” campaign that the American Red Cross used to solicit donations for Haiti earthquake relief in 2010 is a popular example of this method.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

Text-to-Give first came out when our smartphones weren’t as smart, so this was the available method for taking donations by mobile phone at the time. The “Text HAITI to 90999” campaign that the American Red Cross used to solicit donations for Haiti earthquake relief in 2010 is a popular example of this method.

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Book Giveaway: Mazarine Treyz, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising

Amy Sample Ward

I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?” In 2010 I completed my book, the book that I wish I had had when i first started.

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