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Ed Schipul Grew A Mustache (and beard) For His Cause: Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center!

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Ed Schipul is a colleague from the NetSquared Community that I have had the pleasure of knowing for two years now. The fundraiser is where group of volunteers grew mustaches and asked their friends to support the charity, the Texas Children's Hospital Center. Flickr Photo from DenneyTerrio. " I did. in its inaugural year!

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

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It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. – to raise money for your cause.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

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These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

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These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Yahoo! for Good

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Answers, "Raise awareness for your cause." So why not choose one that raises awareness for your favorite cause?" Examples: For World AIDS Day, avatars wore shirts with red ribbons and for Breast Cancer Awareness month they wore shirts with pink ribbons. This post was originally written for NetSquared.

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NpTechTag Summary: TechTalk TV, RSS in Plain English, and Inspiring Stories

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Netsquared featured project WiserEarth In Ode Magazine Social Media Resources. In Technology Support as Teaching , Michelle Murrain raises the question "Is providing technology support simply just an end in itself, or is it also a means to empower clients in appropriate technology use to further mission?" What's next?

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