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24 hours, millions of dollars, thousands of nonprofits—What gives in Minnesota?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The campaign was modeled after the grand daddy of match days that happens throughout the entire state of Minnesota. Good luck and Go Minnesota! Our goal in this 3 rd year is to raise millions of dollars for thousands of Minnesota nonprofits in one day. So what gives in Minnesota? Jeff Achen gives us the inside view.

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GiveMN Raises $14 Million Online in 24 Hours!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  It goes "Minnesota from"where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."   GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota.  

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How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Go Minnesota! This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we’re hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than 40,000 donors to donate to any of Minnesota’s more than 26,000 nonprofits using GiveMN.org. We invited you to be part of the Great Minnesota Give Together.

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GiveMN 2012 Giving Day by the Numbers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. Other channels included TV news, radio, newspapers, websites, phone calls, and through friends or family.

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How Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ Raised over $10M in 1 Day!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here at GiveMN , we’ve harnessed the power of our networks to raise record amounts of money online for nonprofits in Minnesota and engage record numbers of people in an annual, one-day giving event— Give to the Max Day. All told, Minnesota nonprofits collectively raised $10,041,021 in one incredible day.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

Areas served: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Our Fund Foundation promotes a culture of responsible philanthropy by uniting donors with organizations supporting the LGBT community to make South Florida the most livable community in the country for LGBT people. Alliance for Full Acceptance. Areas served: Maine.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Free and Inexpensive Communications Tools | MCN (free). Cleveland, Ohio: Sharing Your Story — How to Run an Effective Multi-channel Campaign.