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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In 15 Subject Line Examples for Your Holiday Email Marketing Ryan Pinkham provides some free inspiration that applies as well to nonprofits as to retail businesses. Here are 8 examples I particularly like, with some thoughts about how you can adapt hem to boost your year-end fundraising: NPEmailCampaigns'

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Innovative charities engaging with new technologies | Charity Tech Insight : Below are some examples of charities which are engaging with new technologies in an attempt to promote their cause, improve overall efficiency and increase donations.

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JUNE 6, 2008

From Chad Norman's Blog. I was a bit nervous going into the session, but I have to say it was a lot of fun - and a great example of using web. I was a bit nervous going into the session, but I have to say it was a lot of fun - and a great example of using web.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

For example, three different programs might operate three different Facebook pages, and no one talks to one another. Nonprofits: Avoid Those Social Media Silos! - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : Staff of nonprofit organizations may find themselves working in social media silos. It’s easy: Just bury your head and do your work.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Examples are drawn from charitable organizations working on widely varied issues around the globe. Technology for Good Report : Technology for Good identifies ten technologies being used in innovative ways to create positive social change.

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APRIL 7, 2014

For example, if 500 people see your ads and decide to click on them you will have used $1,000 (assuming it costs the full $2/click you are allowed). The Top 7 Myths for Small Nonprofits and Google Grants : he limiting factor in this equation is the number of people who search for your keywords in the geographic area you have defined.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Innovative charities engaging with new technologies | Charity Tech Insight : Below are some examples of charities which are engaging with new technologies in an attempt to promote their cause, improve overall efficiency and increase donations.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Causes Benefit from Famous Selfie and a Polar Plunge : There is BIG sharing like these examples, but going viral can also happen on a smaller scale.

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MAY 6, 2014

Interesting tool from our friends at the Foundation Center Foundation Center - Nonprofit Collaboration Database : Nonprofit Collaboration Database Search the Nonprofit Collaboration Database to find real-world examples of how nonprofits are working together.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

A typical example of gamification might involve gathering reward points, achieving increasingly higher levels, or solving puzzles to unlock new challenges. One well-known example is the geo-location application Foursquare, where users earn badges and virtual rewards for "check-ins” online.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

The Gibbes Museum of Art, for example, does a great job of using Twitter to share announcements about exhibits, raise awareness for their events, and start conversations with groups scheduled to attend the museum (see below)…. So I did the logical thing and started researching.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

PHILANTHROPY 2173: (More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5) : More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5) Still more examples of technology communities' contributions to, and use of social media by, hurricane #Sandy relief efforts. Earlier posts from yesterday and this morning.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Nonprofits are often defined by their policies, services and relationships with their communities—to a much greater extent than a business selling a product, for example.' This is especially true for nonprofits, where thought leadership and credibility are much more critical to an organization’s brand.

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APRIL 19, 2013

New analytics technologies transforming the face of fundraising | TMA Resources : One example of an association that was able to leverage technology effectively is the Childs i Foundation.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

PHILANTHROPY 2173: (More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5) : More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5) Still more examples of technology communities' contributions to, and use of social media by, hurricane #Sandy relief efforts. Earlier posts from yesterday and this morning.

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MARCH 26, 2014

At this point, even two years later, it''s a classic example of how well-designed a social media campaign should be, but also the challenges of keeping an audience''s attention in the social media world," says Marcus Messner, who teaches social media at Virginia Commonwealth University.'

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Here are eleven examples that Nonprofit Tech for Good has highlighted as implementing responsive web design in an effective way:' These multi-device layout templates are also driven largely by an increase in social media directing traffic; 51 percent of Facebook’s referral traffic is now driven from mobile devices.

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MARCH 6, 2012

And of course, the impact of social media on corporate image and crisis management is quite riveting; McDonald’s just had to issue this Facebook apology after a joking reference to pit bulls in a Chicken McBites ad, for example. That probably wouldn’t have happened pre-Twitter.

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JUNE 11, 2013

For example, following them on Twitter? From KC To DC In A Car Powered By Tweets - Forbes : Okay, so it’s not literally powered by social media. But what they’ve done to the car is added a “social fuel” program to it, where different social media interactions open enough watts for the car to use. That’s 5 watts. Like them on Facebook?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

We break it down and give you some examples of how associations and non-profits are experimenting with them. The Other Social Networks - Association Bisnow (DC) : So, you finally figured out Twitter and Facebook. Now, what the heck are is Pinterest? Or Instagram? Google Plus?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The latest example of this new approach was launched today, when we and the United Nations Foundation unveiled the Global Good Challenge (unf.org/good, #GlobalGood, @unfggc) at the Social Good Summit.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

For example, if I were the Executive Director of an environmental organization working on climate change, I would want to know that the people who my organization and I engaged with on social networks, like Facebook and Twitter:

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

A few key points: Williams would like to keep Medium relatively high-quality, though he recognizes that, in publishing, low barriers to entry feed the content machine by making people feel good, thus spurring them to share more content (Instagram, Williams noted, is a key example of this).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

These "virtual field trips" have been available, for example, at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Sid Richardson Museum, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas for several years.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Failure Shouldn’t be a Dirty Secret | Your Olive Branch News - yobo : As an example, MOTECH created a mobile application to support community health workers in uploading data—sending alerts when a check-up was needed, medicine should be refilled, etc.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It's a powerful example of how social media can make lasting, life-saving change--not just for one man, but for an entire population in need of bone marrow. It's not hard to see why Gupta's story initially took off; a longtime Internet entrepreneur, he is well-connected (and well-liked) in the social media scene.

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MAY 23, 2011

12 Social-Media Best Practices, Part 2 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success : "reate meaningful relationships Now that you’re building a nice-sized following and engaging with the right crowd, you should focus on building relationships that are useful to others.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Another example is. Now, even the newest for-profit applications can turn heads by utilizing this new advanced technology.The non-profit sector has started to experiment with augmented reality. One of Sunlight Labs’ early entries is their Recovery.gov mashup.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Key components we're seeing are the integration of social media and social good - for example the Gap Gives Back Holiday Campaign on Facebook. There's no doubt.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

HP is giving away laptop and printer bundles as part of its HP’s Create Change program which is an example of 'embedded giving.' Facebook | Beth Kanter: Win A HP Computer and Printer: What's Your Theory of Change for Social Media Use?: "HP

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Just one example of how Charities are promoting themselves in Pepsi Refresh.Free pizza event today backs charity seeking Pepsi grant: "Volunteers will be at Tour de Pizza, 212 37th Ave N., St Petersburg, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hannah's Hope.

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JULY 6, 2010

region (Saratogian.com): "Nonprofit organizations are no exception to the growing use of social networking in the workplace.The Saratoga Hospital Foundation, for example, started a hospital-wide Twitter feed in February and just joined Facebook.".

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MAY 17, 2011

The pages are rich with useful examples and lessons about how networks are unlocking assets in communities to support open government, care for the elderly, help disaster victims and advance women’s rights.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

It's a good example of a way that you can turn that platform into something where you actually can accomplish something good.".

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OCTOBER 12, 2007

Will the example of Wikipedia help our tech employees to become more friendly? Will its example of nonprofit education. Welcoming the Wiki: "A more interesting question is the impact Wikipedia might have on other technology companies.

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JUNE 2, 2009

Our own Giving Challenge was an early example. A funder or corporation puts up some funds—donation or matching grant money—and asks nonprofits and their supporters to compete for it. Maybe it’s a race of donations or votes, or perhaps memberships to a group on FaceBook. Target is running one now, and there.

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MAY 23, 2009

Our own Giving Challenge was an early example. A funder or corporation puts up some funds—donation or matching grant money—and asks nonprofits and their supporters to compete for it. Maybe it’s a race of donations or votes, or perhaps memberships to a group on FaceBook. Target is running one now, and there.

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