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Why I gave $20.09

Amy Sample Ward

Social Actions is a nonprofit initiative that helps you find and share opportunities to change the world. I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 Go Social Actions!

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11 Donate Now Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

widgets and apps have yet to raise large amounts in online dollars for most nonprofits, but that doesn’t mean that social media is not resulting in large amounts of dollars raised online. International Development Exchange touts that a $100 donation initiates a rural women’s organic farming collective inSouth Africa.

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. We’re here to help nonprofits master the social Web to bring about meaningful social change,” said J.D. Productivity Tools in dozens of categories that can help organizations get a handle on the social Web.

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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Read our blog about it, check out our literacy micro-site , and tweet with the cool widget we made. On literacy day, I can’t help but remember the real-life story of something that happened the year I met Kenya. They did not want to bring religious materials to Africa. But this is not what this guest post is about.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Not only does Indiegogo offer discounts on fees, you can also get a badge on your campaign that says you're a verified 503(c) nonprofit (which, according to the Indiegogo rep I spoke with, helps with garnering donations). Each donation tier tells you how your donation will help one of the rescued resident big cats.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. Charity Water , an organization that raises money to build wells in Africa has learned the lesson.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

Not only does Indiegogo offer discounts on fees, you can also get a badge on your campaign that says you're a verified 503(c) nonprofit (which, according to the Indiegogo rep I spoke with, helps with garnering donations). Each donation tier tells you how your donation will help one of the rescued resident big cats.