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The Art of People Powered Storytelling Through Social Media

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Petri Darby is the Director of Brand Marketing & Digital Strategy at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. I had a chance to spend time with Petri at SXSW this year where we talked about how Make-a-Wish Foundation of American is using social media as part of their digital strategy. He blogs at darbyDARNIT.

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Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide :: Download. 8) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. 8) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports.

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Get Even More out of Your Time in DC: Events Before and After the 2011 NTC!

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Thanks to Verizon Foundation, many nonprofits will be able to attend Innogive’s Mobile Giving Applied. CiviCRM Training Details: Date: March 16 - 17, 2011 Location: Pew DC Conference Center, 901 E St. Penguin Day DC 2011 is organized by Aspiration and PICnet. To get this special offer register now and use code GIVE.

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Guest Post: Infusing “Social” into Social Justice Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Infusing Social Into Social Justice Organizations – Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation. Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events.

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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. Core elements included using the Razoo giving platform, content best practices, online storytelling, social media strategy, and donor cultivation.

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How non-profits become experts at Social Branding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first is compelling brand storytelling, and the second is fluency in social technology. Unfortunately few brands effectively master both, as veteran storytellers struggle to deeply understand social technology, or digital natives rush to emerging technology only to overlook the importance of storytelling.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Candid is the parent organization of The Foundation Center and GuideStar, and they have long been a leader in nonprofit education and research.

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