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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As they approach or enjoy their retirement years, many from this generation are actively involved in philanthropy, making valuable contributions to charitable causes. Environmental issues, education, and children’s welfare are some of the areas that resonate with this generation. organizations** 11.8%

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Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. The wonderful thing about this conference is hearing from the greatest thought leaders in the business of philanthropy, social media, capacity-building, and non-profit effectiveness. GEO’s 2012 National [.] After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz!

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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A Huge Thanks To Guest Bloggers from the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GEO’s 2012 National Conference offered a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Networking sessions allow for peer interaction and connections to help you turn learning into action.

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How #GivingTuesday Can Help Your Nonprofit Reach PhilanthroKids or Generation Z Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. GivingTuesday is done it again with its K-12 Philanthropy Curriculum , a set of lesson plans that teachers can use to help their students participate in GivingTuesday by raising money for a local nonprofit.

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

LCF inspires philanthropy from the Latino community and invests in community driven solution lead by Latino-based organizations. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? For a low-income family with two children, the application fee adds up. Foundation with 4 core staff members. What were your results?

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug.