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Swimming with a Sea Turtle (Video): Water Wednesday

Have Fun - Do Good

On World Oceans Day (June 8), I pledged to highlight the oceans on Have Fun * Do Good for four weeks. For this fourth and final week, I'm sharing a video of a sea turtle swimming in Hawaii. Watching this video, I can't help but think about one of the top emailed and viewed New York Times stories today, The 'Busy' Trap.

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The Importance of ‘Opportunity’ When Appealing to Donors

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This article originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest’s blog, Philantopic. . Consider this from a recent solicitation from a wildlife conservation organization: Here’s your chance to save these magnificent animals…before it’s too late…. Now we are calling on you to help us make sure it happens again….

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Mobile Fundraising: A Complete Overview — Pt. 2 of 3

NonProfit Hub

Make pledges more simple. Once upon a time, pledges had to be made through the mail, in person, or over the phone. Now pledges can be made anywhere at any time with mobile devices. Your donors can pledge in an instant! #4. You can invite your donors to give through text. The possibilities are endless. #3. One click here.

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What is Corporate Giving? The Ultimate Guide to Earning More

Nonprofits Source

You collect pledges from family and friends based on the number of miles you walk. After the walk-a-thon is over, you gather all the pledged donations and contribute them to your cause of choice. They mostly support children’s hospitals, arts and STEM education, and environment conservation.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. Several of her regular readers including Deb Roby have pledged to match her donations to The Bay Area food bank. Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. Here's a few examples. Go over there and comment right now!

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. Komen for the Cure race.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. HelpAttack! :: helpattack.com.

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