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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? Can other nonprofits reproduce it? The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus challenged other Gay Choruses around the country! My answer: yes and no.

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Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations

Tech Soup

Here in TechSoup’s San Francisco office, we use audio and video conferencing every day to talk with people working remotely in the Bay Area, New York, or Seattle, as well as with our partner nonprofits around the world. To understand which of the three private foundation subtypes you should choose, below are definitions of each.

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Private Foundations Now Eligible to Receive Microsoft Software Donations!

Tech Soup

To understand which of the three private foundation subtypes you should select, below are definitions of each. Public grantmaking foundations (community foundations like the Silicon Valley Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, and the New York Trust) should not. Private Grantmaking Foundation. Public Grantmaking Foundations.

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Who's Behind That Voice on the Phone: Meet TechSoup Client Services

Tech Soup

Its staff members do lots of things, including (but definitely not limited to!). Jamela Robinson lives in San Francisco and is so personable that people like to just chat with her on the phone. He is a great fan of arts charities. Her favorite mission area is definitely the environment. Gina is all about service.

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Cupcakes, Veganism and Fundraising: Fat Bottom Bakery and the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale

Have Fun - Do Good

They also produce the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale where they sell baked goods to raise money for charity. Ashley Rowe: The first event right after that, where we decided to go and sell, was San Francisco Pride. CW: We have participated in the San Francisco Bake Sale for the past several sales. It just makes sense.

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This morning, I attended a meetup for San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that Libby and her team hosted at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park and next week she will be on the speaker line for the Social Media For Nonprofits Conference on July 26th (you can still register). What are your five tips for nonprofits? What is the url?

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[VIDEO] First Steps to Nonprofit Strategic Planning, Now!

Bloomerang

Joining us from beautiful San Francisco, Dr. Renee Rubin Ross. I identify as a white consultant, San Francisco Bay Area native, as Steven said. Definitely, something that I’ve heard from some nonprofit leaders. I’m going to do a quick, sort of quick definition. Definitely, yes. Yes, maybe.

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