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Need Your Help for a BlogHer Post: Kids and Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm working on what has become my annual holiday post at BlogHer on the topic: Helping kids understand why it is better to give than to receive. What are the best articles, posts, blogs, or web resources on this topic? Take for example the lemon stand fundraiser. One of their donors was a class of kindergarteners!

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Nonprofit Calendars for 2010

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If you haven't purchased your 2010 calendar yet (or are looking for a last minute holiday gift), lots of nonprofits publish calendars. According to the article, the Zoo Boise has a Poop of the Month calendar that features different species and their feces. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Giving When You're Unemployed: It Could Make You Happier and Wealthier

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A September 2007 Ode magazine article, Giving Makes Us Happy , describes a 60-year study by Paul Wink of Wellesley College that followed the lives of about 200 people. Arthur Brooks' September 2007 article in the Journal of Economics and Finance , Does Giving Makes Us Prosperous ?, Even a small financial gift can make a big difference.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And now I'm asking you to consider making a gift to Roger's Campaign - his goal is $1,000 and the minimum gift is $10. The article was titled: ???Dr.Mani And relationship building can scale into a networked approach - take a look at the most recent BlogHer's Act fundraising campaign to improve maternal health.

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Don't Let Your Holiday Donations Be Like Buying Gum in the Checkout Line

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In her article, Straight from the Heart: A Plan to Organize Your Giving in Crosswalk , Beth Huber offers six steps for creating a giving plan: 1. In her article, Create a Giving Plan in the North County Times , Candace Bahr and her husband use 4 criteria to create a giving plan every six-months: 1. Establish your giving goal.

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Ten Books for Every Nonprofit Professional’s Reading List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The book is for any fundraising professional who needs to ask for charitable gifts face-to-face. Here’s an article by Dan about his new book. I’ve been writing a blog for over a decade and in the early days I got a big boost from Blogher, co-founded by Elisa Camahort Page, one of the co-authors of this book.

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