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How the American Childhood Cancer Organization Used Crowdfunding to Raise Over $43,000!

Tech Soup

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Since then ACCO has continued to be wildly successful through a total of 7 Teespring campaigns, raising over $27,000! What makes ACCO so successful?

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An example of impact-driven fundraising gifts are hand-sewn scarves from a family who started a local business as a result of your donor’s micro-finance loan or a personal letter from a child who you sponsored for her education. Create a sexy story. You have all the ingredients for a sexy story, but how do you get the recipe?

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Malalla Yousafzai is the poster child for Generation Z, the young Pakastani education campaigner, who survived being shot by the Taliban, and who became the world’s youngest ever Nobel Prize recipient. She funded her first pilot with her allowance! Tell your story across multiple screens. You can read more her here.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On empathy & telling stories that matter. The quotes below are taken from a New York Observer story about an incredibly interesting panel that included Ann Curry, Robert Scoble, and other journalists from CNN, FOX and NBC in a discussion about the evolution of journalism in the context of Twitter and social media. CHRISTOPHER R.

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. You can read more her here.

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The Foundation of Successful Fundraising: Defining Your Nonprofit’s Unique Value Proposition

Allegiance Group

Defining your UVP is critical to your fundraising success. Examples of Successful UVPs Let’s look at some organizations that have mastered the UVP in their messaging: Feeding America: On its donation page, Feeding America clearly states where the money goes. Giving once funds a new water project. Even when they can’t be.

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Mobile Fundraisers: Explore Best Practices & Campaign Ideas

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Whether supporters are donating through text or accessing your online donation page on their smartphones, it’s imperative that your organization has the tools, resources, and best practices to conduct a successful mobile fundraising campaign. Craft engaging (but concise) stories. Segment your messages. Have an opt-in policy.

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