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Do I Need a Cookie Policy on My Website?

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It’s a piece of legislation requiring websites to obtain consent from website visitors to store or retrieve information on a smartphone, computer or tablet. It originated as a European Union (EU) directive which was adopted in 2011 by all EU countries. Some websites contain hundreds of cookies.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: The Humane Society of the United States. Website: HumaneSociety.org. Everything we do online (our website, email program, advertising, social) is tied to our goals of advocacy and fundraising, or some other kind of lead generation. a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.?

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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is experimenting with text-to-give, text alerts and/or smartphone Apps (or planning to), then launching a mobile website is something your organization should seriously consider. million people in the United States access the mobile Web. 271 million in the United States (88% of the U.S.

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Facebook Timeline Launches With Three “Giving” Apps – Many More Likely To Come

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in reference to the social fundraising apps, according to Network for Good social giving is on the rise with an average donation of $52 (as of Q3 2011). Website: causes.com. Website: fundrazr.com. In the United States we have the GuideStar database which is used by many U.S.-based Website: artez.com.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 7) 2013 Checklist for Launching a New Website for Your Nonprofit :: Download. 8) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. 2) 2011 Nonprofit e-Business in Australia Report :: Download.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. I’m also reading the Guardian more often and occasionally check Asian, African, European, Canadian and Australian newspapers for a more well-rounded perception of the world and the United States.

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2012 Report

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The Giving USA 2012 report is out and it gives us a look at philanthropic trends from 2011. Giving by individuals, bequest, and family foundations amounted to 88% of total giving in 2011. This was the largest cash donation ever recorded to an art museum in the United States. subsectors for these two years.

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