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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Tech nonprofit AIM finds a fit with a crowdfunding operation for artists - Omaha.com : The crowdfunding site that supported her book about her family''s experience with Alzheimer''s disease has now been acquired by an Omaha organization that expects to expand its influence nationwide.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

But other startups are pitching schools with even more interesting fundraising models that take a page from the books of consumer e-commerce companies. NPSchoolFundraising'

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AFP Blog

MAY 8, 2014

I supported a vegan food truck, a book about metal dudes and their cats, a rescued chihuahua''s hip surgery, and an iPhone case with a built-in taser. Crowdfunding Controversies and How They Impact Nonprofits and Charities - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup : I''ve donated to some weird crowdfunding campaigns.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Tech tools that will make your life easier without breaking the bank | : "We are living in a thriving digital world, where just one push of a button can make you coffee or book a meeting halfway across the globe.

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JUNE 10, 2014

It''s a straightforward translation app that translates printed materials, such as signs, menus, or books. Word Lens: Your New Mobile Travel Companion - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup : Word Lens is one of those apps that seems, dare I say, magical.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 15, 2015

Seymour, nicknamed Si, had published Designs for Fundraising in 1966, a book still highly regarded in the development profession, and was advising Princeton University on a campaign that exceeded its goal and raised $53 million — an astronomical sum at the time."

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MAY 20, 2013

FundRaising Success : Sitting onstage in his wingback chair like a crusty old grandfather (or like the beguiling iconoclast he is), reading from an oversized fairy tale book to a room full of wide-eyed protgs and sharp-witted peers, he reinterpreted Snow White as a modern fundraising fable. Is Social Media BS or Not?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

According to the survey results, charity shops ended up scoring higher than online marketplaces for almost every item, including clothes, DVDs and books." ''via Blog this''' Some 1,000 people aged 16 years and older were asked whether they would prefer to buy a range of items from either a charity shop or an online marketplace.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

We all know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it is 2013 and everyone judges a company by its website. Nonprofits are often understaffed or lack someone with the expertise to take care of it, but the reality is that this no longer acceptable.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

We also drew names to give away a few copies of our book, Score! Following an entertaining and fascinating look at the current and future state of predictive analytics presented by Josh Birkholz of Bentz Whaley Flessner, Peter and I gave a live demo of working with real data in Data Desk, with the assistance of Rush University Medical Center.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Publishing is about producing blog posts, video, e-mail newsletters, e-books, white papers, free reports and other types of content. . : Don’t confuse publishing with advertising. I’m not talking about one-way communication that people view as a “salesy.”

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MAY 30, 2012

Here are some resources (mostly books): My big five are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google , and Pinterest. I'm pretty fluent in two of these and working on the others. Just pick one and spiff up your knowledge and skills.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 3, 2013

A Preliminary Theology of Social Networks : As people like Beth Kanter and Allison Fine made clear in their book, The Networked Nonprofit, networks are the new form of organizational structure in the 21st-century.

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AFP Blog

MAY 14, 2013

With an old mobile phone, he used to send messages one by one to the numbers in his phone book. The day after we decided to keep KPC Bogor alive, I asked permission from Hapsoro''s wife, Yuniken Mayangsari, about whether we could keep using his phone number to send SMS to all the subscribers.

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MAY 10, 2012

One of the most significant mergers in the realm of nonprofit technology in recent years is now in the books. - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy. : This week, Blackbaud and Convio began operating as one entity in the wake of a merger in which the former acquired the latter for $325 million.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Tweets need metadata in the same way that books need a title. When Metadata Comes to Twitter | PCWorld Business Center : What I'm talking about here is metadata--data about data. I'd love for every tweet that's sent out to be categorized in some way by the tweeter. Is this tweet about an interesting new blog post by the sender of the tweet?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media | Fast Company: "In this excerpt from his new book UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. author Scott Stratten shows the profane acts users of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn commit. How many are you guilty of?"

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MAY 4, 2010

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Karmas Become Dollars For Mobile CharitiesBy Kate RogersSixth graders from low-income families who attend Eberhart Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side needed Net Book computers to increase their technology skills.

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JUNE 13, 2008

Virtually New Orleans : CU News : Boulder Daily Camera: "High school students enrolled in the camp are spending this week intensively exploring what led up to the 2005 storm that ravaged the Gulf Coast and went down in history books as one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops: "Developing nations to test new $150 laptopsBy Jason SzepBOSTON (Reuters) - From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with (..)

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MAY 12, 2011

Vintage clothing and jewelry, autographed books, a Hazon cycling outfit, original art, Zabar’s goodies, a Miriam’s Cup, and assorted “experiences,” including a portrait session with photographer Joan Roth. The offerings ranged from ritual objects and art-glass paperweights to, well, sex toys donated by a women-owned business.

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