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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research. Target - Use free tools like Twitter Search to find journalists that have an interest in your area. Jot down their contact info (Twitter handle and email address). They raised $28,000. Fundraising'

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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

Allegiance Group

The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. Your gift means we can continue to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families. However, The Water Project gets specific: “$50 provides clean water for one person.

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Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding Myths & How To Ensure Success

The Modern Nonprofit

Don’t focus on the thousands of friends they may have on Facebook and Twitter; you want them to focus only on their 100 or 150 closest friends. Help pay for Sally’s cancer treatment. For more, check out CROWDFUNDING A TO Z: Your complete guide to nonprofit fundraising – a free ebook and email course here.

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

I’ll keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well. So there’s actually an eBook they wrote on donor acquisition. They’re, like, “Oh, yeah, I’m a donor for American Cancer,” even if they know, like, “No, I can’t remember when I gave my last gift.” You can also tweet us.

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A Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, for those nonprofits that have purchased the ebook version of Mobile for Good it is impossible to use the checklist since ebooks are static in their functionality and content. Follow and study Partners in Health , Feeding America , American Cancer Society , African Wildlife Foundation , and charity: water.

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

Twitter and Facebook serve different functions, but two things should always be consistent: your ask and your story. In Julia Campbell’s Top 10 Twitter To Do’s for Nonprofits , she provides some much needed direction for nonprofits surveying the field. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice.

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