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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. Your supporters can benefit from this information, too. Launched in 2010, GoFundMe is the world’s largest free social fundraising platform, with more than $5 billion raised by tens of millions of donors.

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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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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. Giving more information to donors during a fundraising ask is always more impactful than omitting it because the details get them excited about your initiatives. This was effective!

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7 Secrets to Increasing Online Fundraising Results and Wowing Donors

NetWits

Online Fundraising has become a popular and successful method for nonprofits trying to increase revenue and acquire new donors. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. For more information, download Blackbaud’s free 2011 Online Giving Report.

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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. Use Your Website.

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