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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Best of 2012: Nonprofit Technology Grows Up | NTEN : think that the best thing that happened in 2012 was that some of the 2010-2011 "bleedng edge" conceptual technologies stood up and proved they weren't fads.

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APRIL 28, 2010

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Four Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Reconsider Facebook: "April 27, 2010; Source: Nonprofit Tech 2.0 | Is your organization on Facebook? Like myriad other nonprofits, NPQ is.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

80 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a Blackbaud Blog : Back in 2010, I wrote about all the direct mail pieces that I had collected over a year. This time I collected all of the nonprofit emails that I was sent between December 15, 2011 and January 1, 2012.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL - making it memorable: "5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URLFebruary 2nd, 2010 · No CommentsQ: Marc, I’m embarrassed to admit that we don’t yet have a website. But do you have any advice about choosing a domain name?"

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APRIL 16, 2012

Takes Online Sales Mobile With App Update - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Goodwill D.C. The original version of the app, created in 2010, offered a map of Goodwill stores, a blog, and a donation portal. Goodwill D.C.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Interesting list and methodology explanationSocial Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The Top 20 Nonprofit Groups on TwitterOctober 27, 2010, 8:01 pmBy Derek LieuWhich nonprofits wield the most influence on Twitter?It’s

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Japan Tops the List of Fastest-Rising Charitable Google Searches in 2011 - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Google this week released its annual Zeitgeist report, which tallies the 10 most popular and fastest-rising searches in a wide range of categories.

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JULY 11, 2012

7 secrets to increasing fundraising results - TheNonProfitTimes : 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 even close to the majority of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Ready, Set, Go Mobile - Press - AFP : "The report, New Directions, shows a growing trend toward nonprofits' adoption of mobile giving and other donor outreach campaigns using smartphones and mobile devices.

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APRIL 28, 2011

That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. The study, released in early March, found that online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits.

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MAY 18, 2011

Bad Websites, Good Fundraising - The TechSoup Blog - Welcome to the TechSoup Community - TechSoup : "This post was originally published July 13, 2010, and is being featured again as a part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. Joe gave an excellent presentation on nonprofits and social media (more on that in a later post).

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JULY 21, 2010

Nonprofits Build Their CapacityJuly 20, 2010 — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database, an online tool that provides comprehensive information that nonprofits can use to build their capacity, the first of its kind in the state, is now available.A massnonprofit.org ::: "Database Available to Help Mass.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Don't Cut Corners With Your Website - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "s your nonprofit planning to upgrade your website in 2010 such as migrating it to a content management system or a new one - but don't want to change a thing about it otherwise? They feel the need to maker publishing easier and get.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

7, 2010) It was only a postcard, but it caught my eye. A direct mail piece from a nonprofit organization, its sharp graphics and design enticed me to read it. Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages - Resource Center - AFP: "Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation PagesBy Derrick Feldmann(Sept.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

massnonprofit.org ::: "ugust 19, 2010 — Given the ever-changing landscape of social media, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, finding the best form of social media—matched to organizational resources and goals—is vital in connecting with an audience, according to experts at Massachusetts nonprofits."

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

14, 2010) Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey of more than 7,000 Canadian donors. However, nonprofits continue to underestimate young donors as a source of significant.

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